Carnatic vocalists Ranjani and Gayatri were awarded the title “Sangeeta Vedantha Dhurina” during the Spring Music Festival of the Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira. The award was presented by Sri Yadugiri Yathiraja Narayana Ramanuja Jeeyar on 11 February 2018 in Bengaluru. This award is instituted in memory of the founder G. Vedantha Iyengar who started the institution 63 years ago. The award carries a purse of ₹ one lakh each, a citation and a silver medal.
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Standing (L to R): M.R. Yoganand (Treasurer, SRLKM), D.R. Srikantaiah (President), Sri Yadugiri Yathiraja Narayana Ramanuja Jeeyar, G.V. Krishna Prasad (Secretary), Rajashree Yogananda (Programme Co-ordinator) and H.R. Yathiraj (Vice President).