Vijayawada, September 18, 2013: To mark the 97th birth anniversary of legendary singer ‘Bharat Ratna’ late M.S. Subbalakshmi, the A.P. Department of Culture and G.V.R. Government College of Music and Dance, Vijayawada organised a function at which the annual M.S. Subbalakshmi Award was presented to former principal of music college ‘Sangeeta Ratna’ Pemmaraju Surya Rao.

Later, Mr, Sruya Rao gave a vocal concert. Veteran violin Vidwan Annavarapu Ramaswamy was the chief guest. Vijayawada Central MLA Malladi Vishnuvardhan, Sangeeta Vidwans Malladi Suribabu and Modumudi Sudhakar, Government Music College principal K.S. Govindarajan and ‘Dharma Purusha’ Vemula Hazarattiah Gupta, a prominent advocate, were among those present at the function.

Source: The Hindu, September 18, 2013