Renowned Veena Maestro Dr. R. Visweswaran was conferred with ‘Veena Vaggeya Vibhushana’ award by Kalasandesha Pratishtana on the inaugural day of its three-day 20th annual celebrations ‘Kalabhivardhana 2024’ at Ganabharathi’s Smt. Ramabai Govindarao Rangamandira on Adichunchanagiri Road in Kuvempunagar, Mysuru, on Jan. 12. Karnatak Music Scholars Vidwan Dr. R.S. Nandakumar, Violin Scholars Vidwan H.K. Narasimhamurthy & Vidwan A.P. Srinivas, Mridanga Scholars Vid. Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma, Vid. H.L. Shivashankar Swamy and Vid. G.S. Ramanujam, Bharatanatyam Scholars Danseuse Vidushi Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy, Vidushi Dr. Tulasi Ramachandra, Vidushi Dr. Sheela Shridhar, Vidwan R. Kannan, Vidwan Prof. K. Ramamurthy Rao, Vidushi Dr. Kripa Phadke and Vidushi Dr. Radhika Nandakumar, Musicologists, Art Critics & Writers Vidushi Dr. Jyothi Shankar and Vidu. Dr. Rama V. Bennur, Veena Scholar Vid. R.K. Padmanabha, Kalasandesha Pratishtana Founder K. Sandesh Bhargav, his wife Radhika Bhargav and others were present on the occasion. Later, Dr. R. Visweswaran presented a veena concert accompanied by Vidwan Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma on mridanga.