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Suswaralaya College of Music is celebrating its 26th anniversary with a three-day event from October 24-26, 2025. The celebration will include an annual music awards ceremony where Veena maestro Geetha Ramanand will be honored with the Swaralayashrunga award for her contribution to music and mridangist and vocalist Kanchana A Ishwara Bhat will receive the Swaralayarathna award. The event will also feature lecture demonstrations, musical performances representing Andhra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, and a focus on supporting musicians through education, scholarships, grading at All India Radio, and medical assistance.
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Suswaralaya College of Music Celebrates 26th Anniversary with Music Awards and Performances
Bengaluru, October 22, 2025 – Suswaralaya College of Music is set to mark its 26th year with a grand three-day celebration of Carnatic music from October 24th to 26th at the Indian Institute of World Culture. The event will kick off with the annual music awards ceremony, honoring Veena virtuoso Geetha Ramanand with the prestigious Swaralayashrunga award. Ramanand, a former executive at Akashvani, is being recognized for her significant contributions to music and her dedication to promoting the veena.
The Swaralayarathna award will be bestowed upon mridangist and vocal artist Kanchana A Ishwara Bhat, acknowledged for teaching and propagating both vocal and percussion forms to hundreds of students. Senior mridanga artistes M Vasudev Rao, Srimushnam V Raja Rao and Rajyothsava awardee SN Omkar will be conferring the titles on the recipients.
The celebrations will feature lec-dems on Tyagaraja Swami and Haridasa Compositions, musical performances, and representations from Andhra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Principal and managing trustee of Suswaralya, HS Sudhindra, emphasized the college’s commitment to not only providing musical education but also supporting students in pursuing further opportunities, scholarships, and recognition through All India Radio.
“From the time I was being trained in percussion as a teenager, both my gurus M Vasudev Rao and Srimushnam Raja Rao, have taught me to reach beyond music to include social service for music, musicians and society.” says Sudhindra.
Suswaralaya has a history of supporting musicians, including creating a directory of musicians and danseuses, and providing medical assistance. The anniversary events are open to the public. For further details, contact 94480 59595.
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