Thursday, November 1, 2012

Vivek Shankar wins best student award at G. N. Swami School of Music


Master Vivek Shankar is being selected as best student of the year 2012 in Mridangam by the Music School of G. N. Swami Trust at Thripunithura. The music school is one of the leading school of arts in Kerala located at Trippunithura headed by famous Ghatam Vidwan Thripunithura Radhakrishnan.  

Vivek received a certificate and cash award from Mridanga Vidwan C. M. Narendra Varma in a public meeting held at Rugmini Ramakrishna Kalyana Mandapam (Madappilly Samooham), Thripunithura on 21st of October 2012 conducted by G. N. Swami Trust in commemoration of great Mridanga Vidwan G. Narayana Swami, father of Thripunithura Radhakrishnan.

Master Vivek Shanker is son of S. Shanker and Hema Shanker residing at Vyshnavi, Layam Road, Opposite Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Thripunithura and a student of 7th standard in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kadavanthra, Kochi.

The commemorative meeting of late. G. N. Swami was inaugurated by K. Babu, Minister for Excise and was presided by R. Venugopal, Municipal Chairman of Thripunithura. Violin Vidwan V. V. Subrahmaniam, Balasubramaniam, Principal, R. L. V. College of Music, Thripunithura were also honoured by the trust on the occasion. Music concert by R. K. Renjith, Grandson of late. G. Narayana Swami,  held thereafter. Violin concert by V. V. Subramaniam followed. 

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