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Two young margazhi winners perform before Vice-President Radhakrishnan
Flautist Chiranthan Venkataraman and vainika S Ajitesh, second-prize winners in last year's The Hindu Margazhi Music Competition, performed last week at Lok Bhavan before Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan and Governor Rajendra Vishwanath…
Flautist Chiranthan Venkataraman and vainika S Ajitesh, second-prize winners in last year's The Hindu Margazhi Music Competition, performed last week at Lok Bhavan before Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan and Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. The two teenagers were invited by violin vidhushis M Lalitha and M Nandini, who were the competition's judges and chose them for the concert.
The young musicians were not told in advance that dignitaries would attend. They were asked to prepare a list of krithis including Mooladhara Moorthe and Bho Shambo, and were informed only the night before that the performance was at Lok Bhavan. Chiranthan, a class 11 student, and Ajitesh, a second-year engineering student, called the experience a pleasant surprise.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Margazhi competition run by The Hindu is an annual fixture that has been discovering young Chennai-based instrumentalists since 2019. Performances before constitutional office-holders such as the Vice-President are rare for teenage musicians. The fact that two second-prize winners, not the first-prize winner, were chosen suggests the judging panel deliberately picked rising talent over a single top rank. For the musicians, a Vice-President's audience can open future aliasing from Sabha stages where they currently lack connections. The immediate takeaway: the competition's 2026 edition will open for entries around October, and this precedent of high-profile exposure may draw a larger applicant pool.
Source: thehindu.com
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