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Chennai Celebrates 125th Year of December Music Festival, Honors Renowned Artistes
Chennai, India – December 17, 2025 – The Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha marked the inauguration of the 125th year of its prestigious December Music Festival in Chennai with a grand ceremony on Tuesday, honoring several distinguished artistes for their contributions to Carnatic music.
Violin maestro V.V. Subrahmanyam and Harikatha exponent Vishakha Hari were bestowed with the title ‘Sangeetha Kalasarathy’. The ‘Acharya Sarathy’ Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to musicologists Rama Ravi and R.K. Padmanabha.
The event also recognized excellence across various instruments and vocal styles. Awardees included Thavil exponent T.G. Muthukumaraswamy, violin exponent V.V.S. Murari, veena exponents Nirmala Rajasekar and Mudikondan S.N. Ramesh, vocalists Mangalam Shankar, Vidya Kalyanaraman, and Shruthi Shankar Kumar, and mridangam exponents M. Manoj Siva and B. Ganapathy Raman.
Sri Madhurakavi Ramanuja Jeeyar Swami inaugurated the event, and Cleveland V.V. Sundaram lauded the Sabha’s achievement in organizing hundreds of concerts. Dignitaries, including Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti and other prominent figures in the Carnatic music world, addressed the gathering.
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