BHAKTA POTANA Harikatha @ VVIT on 13-03-2020

Описание: M. V. Simhachala Sastry
Born in 1968 in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, Shri M.V. Simhachala Sastry trained in the traditional narrative art of Harikatha under Shri Karur Krishna Dasa, Y. Subramanya Sastri, Burra Sivaramakrishna Sarma, and Shrimati G.L.V. Subbamamba. Renowned today as a Harikatha performer, Shri Simhachala Sastry has contributed significantly to the sustenance and development of his art. His performance is distinguished by imaginative treatment of the content, whether in prose, poetry, or lyrical form. A top-ranking artist of All India Radio, he has participated in many prestigious music festivals in India. For his service to the art of Harikatha, Shri M.V. Simhachala Sastry has been conferred the Ugadi Visista Puraskaram by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He has received the title of Harikatha Chudamani from the Adi Bhatta Narayana Dasa Aradhana Sangham (2006), and has been declared Asthana Vidwan by the Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham (2008). Shri M.V. Simhachala Sastry receives the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for his contribution to the art of Harikatha.