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Parthasarathy Swami Sabha
Parthasarathy Swami Sabha is a Carnatic music Sabha in the city of Chennai, India. It is one of the oldest of its kind in existence. Sabha has instituted three awards annually namely, Sangeetha Kalasarathy for a Musician, Natya Kalasarathy for a Dancer and Nataka Kalasarathy for a Dramatist. And also it confers best performer awards for young talents were given for Vocal, Violin, Mrudangam two awards on each category who performs during the December Music Festival.[1] The Sabha also has confers two awards The Palghat Mani Iyer Centenary Award, instituted by Nithyashree Mahadevan and M.L. Vasanthakumari Award, instituted by Sudha Raghunathan
History[edit]
The Parthasarathy Swami Sabha was founded by Manni Thirumalachariar in 1900.[2] The sabha acquired its first permanent venue, the site of a cremation ground, in 1959.[2] In 1962, the sabha constructed an open-air theatre.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Encouraging Talents". Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Muthiah, S. (2004). Madras Rediscovered. East West Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd. p. 208. ISBN 81-88661-24-4.
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