Mysuru :

City’s renowned musicologist Karnataka Kalashree Vid. V. Nanjundaswamy has been selected for the prestigious ‘Shastra Kaustuba’ award to be presented by Ananya Cultural Trust, Bengaluru, on May 8 (Sunday) at a function to be held at Sevasadana, 14th Cross, Malleswaram in Benglauru at 9.30 am. The award will be presented by Padma Bhushana Sangeeta Kalanidhi Dr. T.V. Goapalakrishna.

The ‘Shastra Kastuba’ award is considered to be prestigious as it is the only award instituted by any organisation for musicology.

Vid. V. Nanjundaswamy, a resident of 3rd North Cross, Anikethana Road in Kuvempunagar, is a renowned musicologist. He is a Srividya exponent, a guide to researchers and a yoga specialist. He has created more than 100 music features and is renowned as ‘The Lord of Features.’

A retired bank employee Vid. Nanjundaswamy has composed music for Lalitha Shasranama and many more Sanskrit slokas and has scientifically analysed them and given talks within the country and abroad. He has also guided Ph.D students. Being active in AIR Vid. Nanjundaswamy has conducted many programmes such as chintana, quiz and special lectures.

Being a prolific writer, he has authored books such as ‘Yogadarpana’, ‘Sangeetha Sankasha’ to name a few. He has published innumerable articles on yoga, srividya, and music. Adding to this, Vid. Nanjundaswamy is credited for publishing all the 94 kritis of Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, the erstwhile Maharaja of Mysore, in both Kannada and English languages which are available on www.amazon.in

Vid. Nanjundaswamy has been conferred with many awards and titles such as ‘Karnataka Kalashree’, ‘Sangeetha Vidya Varidhi’, ‘Sangeetha Kalatapasvi’ and many more. He also passed the ‘Kavya’ exam in Sanskrit. Having served in SBM, he has retired voluntarily from service around 20 years back and thereafter dedicated himself to music, yoga and srividya — his true passions.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Thursday – May 05th, 2016