Sangita Kalanidhi to be presented to veena player Jayanthi Kumaresh at Music Academy’s 100th Conference and Concerts
The Hindu
Jayanthi Kumaresh will receive the Sangita Kalanidhi award at Music Academy's 100th Conference and Concerts in Chennai.
The 100th Conference and Concerts of the The Music Academy, Chennai, beginning in December this year will be marked by the conferment of the Sangita Kalanidhi award on renowned veena player Jayanthi Kumaresh. Bharatanatyam dancer Narendra G will receive the Nritya Kalanidhi award.
“The executive committee, at its meeting on March 15, decided to confer the award on her and other awards on various musicians,” said N. Murali, president of the Academy, on Sunday (March 15, 2026).
Ms. Kumaresh, a member of the musically rich Lalgudi G. Jayaraman family, learnt from her mother, Rajalakshmi. She later trained under her aunt Padmavathi Ananthagopalan and then maestro S. Balachander. She also received guidance from her uncle Lalgudi G. Jayaraman, Sangita Kalanidhi T. K. Brinda, composer Thanjavur Sankara Iyer, and T. R. Subramanian.
A postgraduate in English, Ms. Kumaresh is one of the foremost exponents of the Saraswati veena and has collaborated with the late tabla maestro Zakir Hussain. She has contributed in large measure to the present increase in the popularity of the instrument.
“It is a great honour that I have been selected for the award in the 100th year of the Conference and Concerts of the Academy, whose logo features Saraswati with a veena. It is an honour not just for me, but for the veena, the national instrument,” Ms. Jayanthi told The Hindu.
She said a veena artiste had been selected for the award after a gap of 34 years, and it was a matter of pride that it had happened in the centenary year of her guru, the late S. Balachander.
Congress criticizes the Election Commission, claiming it operates under 'G2' as assembly elections approach.
CM Adityanath urges recruitment boards to avoid undignified remarks on communities amid controversy over a controversial exam question.
Odisha BJP shifts its MLAs to Paradip for Rajya Sabha polls, ensuring strategic training and preparation ahead of the elections.
A major fire at Nature Bazaar in south Delhi damages around 50 shops; no injuries reported as firefighting efforts continue.
Election Commission to announce assembly poll dates for five regions this evening at 4 PM.
A look at the top non-STEM summer programmes in India and abroad
Why green entrepreneurship is where India’s next jobs will come from
Ethanol as a cooking fuel gains attention amid LPG shortages in India, highlighting potential benefits for farmers and energy security.
India is well-prepared to handle crude oil disruptions and support exporters amid the West Asia supply crisis, says Piyush Goyal.
Escalators are one of those places where adults might wish to indulge their inner child and move in the opposite direction, if only society didn’t expect them to act their age. It should perhaps come as no surprise therefore that one of the first escalators ever built actually served as a ride in an amusement park! A.S.Ganesh takes you up and down with this story about escalators…
Fact check reveals that around 40% of children in Gujarat are malnourished, particularly affecting tribal communities.
National Association for the Blind — Tamil Nadu has launched an initiative to distribute Vision Wallets to visually impaired individuals with an event organised at its office in Chennai on March 13. The assistive device spells out the denomination of a currency note
Explore the complexities women face in leadership, emphasizing the need for genuine acceptance of their authority and unique challenges.