19 September 2014 Current Affairs

Mandolin Maestro Uppalapu Srinivas Died

Renowned Mandolin exponent Uppalapu Srinivas died in Chennai on 19 September. He started performing at the early age of nine and as a child prodigy of Mandolin was a phenomenal player. He was declared as the musician of the Tamil Nadu government at the age of 11 by late Chief Minister MG Ramachandran. As a musician he won several accolades that included Padma Shri (1998) and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (2010). He was also the recipient of the prestigious Sangeeta Ratna award.


Amith Mathew Elected ABC Chairman

Amit Mathew, Resident Editor and Director of Malayala Manorama, has been unanimously elected as Chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for 2014-15. Shashidhar Sinha, CEO-India, IPG Mediabrands, representing Advertising Agencies on the Council, has been unanimously elected as Deputy Chairman.


 

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