TEENAGE VIOLINIST WINS NATIONAL AWARD
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| Athira, Jawahar Balabhavan, Thiruvananthapuram |
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Teenager Athira who made people sit up and take notice with her 13-hour nonstop violin recital has done it again. This time she has won the national-level Balasree award.
Balasree
award competition is an inter-Balabhavan contest.
Athira, representing Jawahar Balabhavan, Thiruvananthapuram
won the award in violin recital. She
achieved this distinction after tough competition at State, Zonal and
National level.
She
hails from a family of musicians. Her
grandfather is late Kodampilly Gopala Pillai.
Her father, an engineer in Telecom, is also a musician.
Even
at a young age, Athira composes symphonies and demonstrates keen grasp of
rare ragas.
On
January 16, 2002, she received the award from Smt.Usha Narayanan, wife of
the President. The ceremony
was followed by Athira’s violin concert.
Athira receiving the award
Courtesy: Vanitha, March 1-14, 2002
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