Avadhanam on Ghantasala songs

Ghantasala's birth anniversary on Monday

• Professor of Medicine will be quizzed on the songs by experts
• A స్వర యాత్ర (swara yatra) will be taken out in the city

HYDERABAD: December 4 will be a special day for the lovers of the legendary singer Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao.

Coinciding with the singer's 84th birth anniversary, the Department of Culture has lined up a series of programmes. The highlight will be an `avadhanam'(an experiment which tests the performer's repertoire and memory skills) on Ghantasala's songs, to be rendered by Syed Rahamatullah, Professor of Medicine in Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, here.

The `Avadhanam' would last for an hour, where he would be quizzed by `pruchakas' (questioners), according to Director of Culture R. V. Prasada Raju.

The day will start of with fans of the late singer participating in `Swara yatra' to be taken out from Telugu Talli statue to the Ravindra Bharati venue where the statue of Ghantasala will be garlanded. Musician P. Sangeeta Rao, who used to play the harmonium for Ghantasala will be felicitated on the occasion.

Courtesy: The Hindu