Make music compulsory in schools, colleges: Ilayaraja

The 72-year-old Ilayaraja, whose musical career spans decades, said the divinity of music eventually conquers violence and needed to be promoted in schools and colleges.

“Make music compulsory in schools, colleges and everywhere. Violence will come down,” Ilayaraja said, in presence of union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who was also present at the festival’s inauguration ceremony in Goa.

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Ilayaraja has won four national awards and a Padma Bhushan and is a mentor of another music maestro A.R. Rehman.