more-inThe 43rd annual art festival of Kartik Fine Arts (KFA) got under way on Friday with the conferment of Isai Peroli award on Carnatic vocalist S. Mahathi and Nadanamamani on dancer T. Bhavya Ramachandran. Former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who gave away the awards, said that in the age of global warming and climate change, Chennai’s December season had not changed. “Though Kanjeevaram silk and panchaloha bronze can be copied, classical arts cannot be copied. Kamboji is Kamboji,” he added. Ramaswamy, director, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai Kendra, who spoke about the journey of KFA, said that former presidents A.V.S.

Source: The Hindu December 01, 2017 19:32 UTC