S P Balasubrahmanyam receives Virasat award

The troupe led by Satyanarayan Punichittaya presented Yakshagana music and Alva’s students staged a ‘Yaksha Namana’ programme on the occasion. Manipuri and Sri Lankan artistes came up with a performance of lyrical music to felicitate the celebrated singer.

In his speech, Balasubrahmanyam said it was a memorable day for him as he had never been felicitated in such a grand manner in his career. He said he was dedicating the honour to his mother and seniors who had groomed him.

The four-day Virasat, organised annually by Alva’s Education Foundation, was inaugurated by Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade.

A cultural procession was taken out before the inaugural ceremony.