Sitting from left: Vidu. Veena M. Samaga of Radhakrishna Nritya Niketana, Udupi; Guru Surya Gayathri Devi of Thapasya Entertainments, Kerala and Vidu. Sunitha Sukumaran of Sri Krishna Kalaalaya, Bengaluru, were conferred with the ‘Kalemane Purandara Tyagaraja International Awards’ during the 34th ‘International Nirantara Kalemane Festival’ and ‘3rd Sri Purandaradasa & Sri Thyagaraja Aaradhana Sangeeta Nritya Mahotsava’ organised by Kumar Performing Arts Centre (KPAC), Mysuru, at Kalemane Sabhaangana in Hebbal, Mysuru, yesterday. They are seen with (standing from left) Vidushi Asha Kumar of Shivaganga Nrityalaya, Bengaluru; Dr. U.G. Shenoy, Senior Paediatrician and President, IAP (Indian Academy of Paediatrics), Karnataka-2008; Dr. K.B. Ganapathy, Founder-Editor, Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra; Dr. Raju Varadamaistry, retired Project Director,  RCH (Reproductive and Child Health), Department of HFWS (Health and Family Welfare Services), Government of Karnataka; Vidu. Arathi Arun of Sri Ganesha Sangeetha Nrityala Charitable Trust, Mysuru and Dr. G. Malathy & Dr. K. Kumar of KPAC.