Friday, April 02, 2004
Payyanur:The renowned dancer-couple Dhananjayans (VP Dhananjayan and Shanta) have bagged the prestigious Swati-Ratna title and award instituted by the Malayalee Club of Madras, for their outstanding contributions to the propagation of the compositions of Maharaja Swati Thirunal. The eminent persons who have been decorated earlier with this coveted award are stalwarts like Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, K.S. Narayanaswamy (Veena), K.J.Yesudas, K.R. Kumaraswamy Iyer, and P.Leela. The award ceremony is to be held on 18th April 2004, (6.00 p.m) at the Malyalee Club Auditorium, Club Road, Srinivasapuram, Chetpet, Chennai.31.Prof. S.P.Thyagarajan, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Madras will preside and present the Puraskaar to the Dhananjayans
