He is the only Tamil writer to receive both the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. He received Padma Shri award given by the Government of India. Raysel spoke to him.

Tamasha and Lavani were the only forms of entertainment. There was no cinema going culture then,” the Sangeet Natak Akademi-awardee recalls. A frame from the photo exhibition Much later ...

Sangeet Natak Akademi, the National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama, was founded in 1953 to promote the performing arts in collaboration with the states and voluntary organizations. By arranging ...

Jodhpur: Budgetary allocation for the promotion of arts in Rajasthan lapsed for the second consecutive year due to the 17-month inactivity of Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Akademi, which is responsible ...

“Delighted that Ratha Jatra & Bali Jatra, symbols of Odisha’s rich cultural heritage, have been listed in the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage by Sangeet Natak Akadem ...