Bengaluru-based Swaramurthy V.N. Rao Memorial Trust presented the Veena Seshanna Memorial National Award to musicians Anayampatti S. Ganesan (jalatarangam) and the Swaramurthy V.N. Rao Memorial National Award to R.A. Ramamani (vocal), on 23 February 2019 in Bengaluru. It was followed by Veeneya Bedagu—a four-day music festival organized in collaboration with the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.