BEST SUPPORTING ARTISTS - AWARDSThe Trust had introduced a special cash awardin the year 2004 to encourage supporting artistsin the field of Namasankirtanam and so far thefollowing artists were awarded:

2004 Sethalapathy Sri S Balasubramanian -Vocal support to UdaiyalurSri K Kalyanarama Bhagavathar

2005 Sri Suresh - Vocal support toSri 0 S Sundar Bhagavathar

2006 Valangaiman Sri Raghurama Bhagavathar- Vocal support to Srivanjium Sri MuraliBhagavathar

2007 Thepperumanallur Sri Narasimhan -Vocal support to Mayuram Sri VijayanBhagavathar

2008 Sri R Dhandayuthapani (Erode Bhaskar)- Mridanga Vidwan , Percussion supportto Kovai Sri Jayarama Bhagavathar

2009 Embar Sri R Vagulabaranam - Tabla andDolkhi Vidwan - Percussion support

2010 R. Balaguru, Dolkhi Vidwan - Percussionsupport

2011 Thanjavur Sri Ravi Joshi Bagavathar -Vocal support

2012 (i) Thiruvisanallur Sri KrishnamurthyBhagavathar - Vocal support toMayiladuthurai Sri K. GnanaguruBhagavathar, and

(ii) Devakkottai Sri KannanBhagavathar - Dolki Vidwan -Percussion support.

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2013 Sri V Sridhar Bhagavathar, Vocal supportto Erode Sri Rajamani Bhagavathar

2014 (i) Visaloor Sri RadhakrishnaBhagavathar - Vocal support, and

(ii) Thrissur Sri Manikandan,Harmonium Vidwan - Instrumentalsupport.

2016January Erode Sri K. Srinivasan, Mridangam

Vidwan - Percussion support.November (i) Sri N. Kannan Bhagavathar,

Kumbakonam - Vocal support,and(ii) Sri Sai Prakash, Govindapuram,

Mridangam Vidwan - Percussionsupport.

The Trust is immensely proud in presentingthis year's Best Supporting Artists Awardas a Special Award with a cash purse ofRS.10,000 to Kumbakonam Tiger SriK Jayarama Bhagavathar for hisassociation with Namasankirtanam byhis "BAKTHI VESHANKAL" for the past 7decades . This is scheduled during theSeetha Kalyanam Programme to be held on26th November, 2017 .

APPRECIATION AWARDSThe Trust recognizes the service of organizationswhich are propagating Namasankirtanam andhonour few of them every year from the year2008.

Dignitaries, Awardees and others on the Dais at Trust's Function

The Trust's presentation of Awards and Felicitation of Bhagavathas functionwill be held on the concluding day of Namasankirtana Festival, on 3rd December 2017

at 3.00 p.m at Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, T. Nagar, Chennai - 600 017.

At that function,

SANKIRTANA KALANIDHI AWARDKumbakonam Sri Vaidyanatha Bhagavatharwill be conferred with SANKIRTANA KALANIDHITitle with a Citation and a cash award of Rs.20,000/- from the Trust and a Gold Medallionfrom Krishna Gana Sabha Trust, T. Nagar,Chennai - 600017, for his outstandingcontributions in the field of Namasankirtanam.

FELICITATIONSThe following Bhagavathas will be felicitatedwith a cash purse of Rs. 2,000/- each:

1. Delhi Shankar, New Delhi2. S Raghavan Iyengar, Coimbatore3. Sridhar Rao, Tillaisthanam4. M Natarajan Oduvar, Tirunageswarm5. Suryanarayanan, Thiruvannamalai6. Dandapani, Siddhamalli7. M R Kalyana Krishan, Nurani, Palakkad

8. Swaminathan, Nanganallur, Chennai9. Radhakrishnan, Chennai10. Rajaraman, Chennai11. V Ramaswamy, chennai12. S Yogambal, Triplicane, Chennai13. Chaya Sheshgiri Rao, Triplicane, Chennai14. Rajeswari Ganesan, Ambattur, Chennai15. Kanaka Natarajan, Virugambakkam,

Chennai16. K Mallika, Perambur, Chennai17. Bharathi Muralidoss, Chennai18. Alamelu Venugopal, Chennai19. Indra, Chennai20. Lakshmi Venkatrama Raju, Chennai

APPRECIATION AWARDABHIRAMI MANDALI, Ambattur Chennai-58will receive the Appreciation Award,for its contribution in the propagation ofNamasankirtanam.

Presentation of Appreciation Award to Krishna Gana Sabha Trust -handed over by Sri P S Narayanaswamy to Sri Y Prabhu

Presentation of Sankirtana Choodamani Title toNannilam Sri R Ramanatha Bhagavathar

Speech by Sri R Sethuraman,Vice Chancellor, Sastra University at the Function

BHAGAVATHA SEVA TRUST(Regn 429/ 2003)

Flat No. F-2, 1st Floor, B-Block, Plot No. 20,First Street, Sambandam Nagar, Valasaravakkam, Chennai - 600 087.

AN APPEAL AND A REQUEST

Devotees are requested to participate in the noble services of the Trust in extendingfinancial assistance to the Bhagavathas who have rendered / are rendering yeomenservices in the field of Namasankirtanam by contributing liberally to the Trust and berecipient of Blessings of Lord Sri Rama.

Contribution to the Trust can be made by cash or by cheque or by a demand draft drawnin favour of "Bhagavatha Seva Trust". While sending the contribution please furnishparticulars as per format in the reverse side, without fail.

Contribution can also be remitted to the Trust's Savings Bank Account No. 444958468with INDIAN BANK, WEST MAMBALAM BRANCH (Branch Code 103) at 71, AryaGowda Road, West Mambalam, Chennai - 600 033. MICR Code: 600019069; IFSCode:IDIBOOOW005,with due intimation of remiHance as per format in the reverse side bypost or by email toudaikalyan@gmail.comorvnagesh41@yahoo.com. without fail.

Contribution to the Trust is eligible for deduction at the rate of 50% for the same asper the provisions of Section 80G (5) (vi) of the Income-tax Act, 1961. However, nodeduction will be allowed in respect of contribution in cash exceeding Rs. 2,000with effect from 01-04-2017.

The contribution you make is voluntary and there is no compulsion.

The Trust's web site is www.bhagavathaseva.org

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