Three-day cultural event begins

A three-day cultural event in memory of F. G. Natesa Iyer, founder of the Rasika Ranjana Sabha, a centennial cultural organisation, began in the city on Thursday with a scintillating vocal concert by Bombay Jayashri Ramnath and party.

Drama artiste John Prakash Ebinesan was felicitated with a purse and shawl by the sabha in recognition of his contributions in the field of drama.

Former Mayor S. Sujatha presided over the inaugural ceremony which was followed by the concert. Ms. Jayashri was accompanied by Mysore Shrikanth on violin, Delhi Sriram on mridangam and S. Krishna on the ghatam. Vice-presidents of the sabha, N. Gopalaswamy and P. K. Thiagarajan, and Senior Secretary N. Sekhar spoke. The other events lined up for the occasion include a vocal concert by Ashok Ramani on Friday and a musical discourse by Kalyanapuram R Aravamudachariar on Saturday.

The events are being held at the Oorvasi Theatre Complex in the city.

Source:http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/three-day-cultural-event-begins/article20495964.ece