Date:01/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/01/stories/2008100161651200.htm

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Vocalist Kandhasamy honoured for service to Tamizh Isai

Special Correspondent

N. Mahalingam calls for setting up an India International Centre in Chennai

— Photo: S. Thanthoni

MUSICAL MOMENT: N. Mahalingam, industrialist, presenting the Dr. Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar Birthday Commemoration Award to A. Kandhasamy, vocal artist, in Chennai on Tuesday. (From left) M. Sivachandran; M.A.M. Ramaswamy, pro-chancellor, Annamalai University; and M.A.M.R. Muthiah, president of the memorial trust, are in the picture.

CHENNAI: Vocal artist A. Kandhasamy was honoured with the 2008 “Dr. Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar Birthday Commemoration Award” at a function organised here on Wednesday to mark the 128th birth anniversary of Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar of Chettinad.

The award, instituted by the Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar Memorial Trust, comprises a citation, a plaque of honour and a purse of Rs.1 lakh in recognition of Mr. Kandhasamy’s service to the growth of Tamizh Isai.

Industrialist N. Mahalingam, who gave away the award, appealed to M.A.M. Ramaswamy, MP and Pro-Chancellor of Annamalai University and Patron of the trust, to set up an India International Centre in Chennai (similar to the one in Delhi) and a school of languages and ancient history near Chennai.

M.A.M.R. Muthiah, president of the trust, introduced the recipient and read out the citation. A commemoration song was sung by Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram.