Artistes
should be given their deserving positions in society and their talent
should be given due recognition, said poet and lyrist Pirai Soodan. He
was the guest of honour at a function held at Sri Baldevdas Kikani
Higher Secondary School on Sunday to confer Vocational Excellence Award
to playback singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam by the Rotary Club of
Coimbatore.
Quality
Lauding
the remarkable career of S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, better known as SPB, in
the music industry spanning across 46 years, Mr. Soodan said that the
artists had to go through great troubles to keep up the quality of their
work.
According
to the organisers, the award was conferred for the contributions made
by Dr. Balasubrahmanyam as a singer and actor as well as his efforts to
reach out to the needy.
According
to the citation of the award, the singer who had won Padma Sri and
Padma Bhushan had sung over 40,000 songs in four languages. He had also
won six national awards. He had directed music for over 40 films, and
had worked as a dubbing artist, television anchor and even produced
movies.
Swami Dayananda Saraswathi was the chief guest for the event.
In
his acceptance speech, he recalled his days as a beginner in the
industry. “It was singer S. Janaki who asked me to try singing for
films. My aim was to become an engineer and look after my family,” said
Dr. Balasubrahmanyam.
V.
Kumaran, president of the club, Mahendra Dave, Project Chairman, V.S.
Chandrasekaran, vocational service director, Gurdip Singh Anand,
regional coordinator and Joseph M. Paul, secretary, also spoke.
The Hindu
was the media partner for the event.
SPB Fans Charitable Foundation, Members Thanks to Rotary Club and The Hindu. Mentioning in their speech about SPB Fans Charitable Foundation, Chennai.
News link from The Hindu.
Singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam honoured
