Mridangam maestro Thiruvaarur Bakthavathsalam was conferred the Mudhra Award of Excellence at the inauguration of the Mudhra 30th Fine Arts Festival here on Sunday. Industrialist and president of Mudhra Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti said, Mr Bakthavathsalam is one of the finest Mridangam exponents and his sishyas have become gurus now. Mridangam maestro Mannargudi A.Easwaran said, “Mr Bakthavathsalam and I have known …
