01.09.2024: Governor presents Lifetime Achievement Award to Well known Nadaswaram exponent Seshampatti Sivalingam

01.09.2024: Governor C P Radhakrishnan presented the fellowship grant of Rs.1 lakh each to 50 young Nadaswaram musicians at the Nadaswara Thiruvizha programme organised by the Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts & Sangeetha Sabha at Shanmukhananda Auditorium in Mumbai. The Governor presented the Sangeetha Kala Vibhushan Lifetime Achievement Award to veteran Nadaswaram exponent Seshampatti Sri T. Sivalingam. The award carries a cash prize of Rs.2.5 lakh, a gold coated lamp, a Nadaswaram and a citation. President of the Sabha Dr V Shankar, Vice President Dr V Rangaraj, Seshampatti T Sivalingam and Vice President of Shriram Finance Umesh Revankar were present. According to Dr V Shankar, Nadaswaram, a non-brass acoustic instrument is slowly slipping into a dying art. The Sabha gives Sri Shanmukhananda Nadaswara Chakravarthi T N Raja Rathinam Pillai Fellowship in Nadaswaram to 50 young and promising Nadaswarm musicians with a view to preserve the musical instrument and support its musicians. The fellowship of Rs. 1 lakh is given for three years.