This is a ten-day festival conducted since 1989 in the memory of noted lyricist Ambujam Krishna, thanks to the generous sponsorship of M/S Sundram Fasteners Limited. Many young musicians have been introduced to the public by the Music Academy through this series.
36th Spirit of Youth Festival of Music & Dance – 2026
(Sponsored by M/s Sundram Fasteners Limited)
At The Kasturi Srinivasan Hall
| Date & Day | Music (6.00 p.m. to 7.15 p.m.) | Dance (7.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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01/08/2026 Saturday |
Shreya Ravikumar (Vocal), Narthana Kanagasabai (Violin), Siddhanth Girish (Mridangam) | Deedhita Singha (Bharatanatyam) | ||
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02/08/2026 Sunday |
Pranav Kikkeri (Vocal), Visesh Uppoor (Violin), H Aishwarya (Mridangam) | Shreya Murthy (Bharatanatyam) | ||
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03/08/2026 Monday |
Shreyas Bharadwaj (Flute), Sanjay Rajesh (Violin), Tejaswi Shashidhar (Mridangam) | Jyothsna Akilan (Bharatanatyam) | ||
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04/08/2026 Tuesday |
Prithvi Bhaskar (Vocal), Amrutha Varshini K S (Violin), Aprameya H S (Mridangam) | Yukthi Udupa (Bharatanatyam) | ||
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05/08/2026 Wednesday |
E R Anirudh (Vocal), Sivateja M (Violin), Malladi Sivanand Yasasvi (Mridangam) | Nivedha Harish (Bharatanatyam) | ||
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06/08/2026 Thursday |
R L Krishna Priya (Vocal), Malladi Sindhu Rageswari (Violin), Rangasubramanian K (Mridangam) | Advith Shashidhar (Bharatanatyam) | ||
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07/08/2026 Friday |
U Jaya Vigneshwar (Mandolin), V Bargava Vignesh (Violin), Saransingh A (Mridangam), Sivasankar V (Ghatam) | Swathi S (Bharatanatyam) | ||
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08/08/2026 Saturday |
Anirudh Sethuraman (Vocal), Prahlad Saravanapriyan (Violin), V G Rama Vaibhav (Mridangam) | Kamakshi Kishor Hampiholi (Bharatanatyam) | ||
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09/08/2026 Sunday |
Sahana Prasanna (Vocal), Apurvaa S Anand (Violin), Varun Rao (Mridangam) | Megha Balakrishnan (Bharatanatyam) | ||
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10/08/2026 Monday |
Vignesh Shankarnarayanan (Vocal), B Bhargava (Violin), Sairam Kumar (Mridangam) | Shrinaagi Venkatesh (Bharatanatyam) |
| Category | Name of Artistes | Endowed by Donor |
|---|---|---|
| Best Vocal Artist (Female) | Sruthi Ramesh | Sri Gutty Vasu Memorial Prize Endowed by Srinivasa Prasad International Foundation for the performing arts |
| Best Vocal Artist (Male) | Ananth Mysore | Sri Gutty Vasu Memorial Prize Endowed by Srinivasa Prasad International Foundation for the performing arts |
| Best Instrumental – Solo (Veena) | B Sai Harinni | Sri Gutty Vasu Memorial Prize Endowed by Srinivasa Prasad International Foundation for the performing arts |
| Best Instrumental Accompanist – Violin | R Srikritii | Sri Gutty Vasu Memorial Prize Endowed by Srinivasa Prasad International Foundation for the performing arts |
| Best Instrumental Accompanist – Mridangam | Srihari S Raman | Sri Gutty Vasu Memorial Prize Endowed by Srinivasa Prasad International Foundation for the performing arts |
| Special prize for the Best Musician in the festival | Sruthi Ramesh | M/s Sundram Fasteners Ltd in memory of Smt. Ambujam Krishna |
| Category | Name of Artistes | Endowed by Donor |
|---|---|---|
| Best Dancer | Kshirja Govind | Sri Gutty Vasu Memorial Prize Endowed by Srinivasa Prasad International Foundation for the performing arts |
| 2nd Best Dancer | Vaishnavi Srinivasan | Sri Gutty Vasu Memorial Prize Endowed by Srinivasa Prasad International Foundation for the performing arts |
| Dance Guru Award (for Guru of Best Dancer in Spirit of Youth) | P N Vikas | Late P.Obul Reddy |
| Special prize for the Best Dancer in the festival | Kshirja Govind | M/s Sundram Fasteners Ltd in memory of Smt. Ambujam Krishna |
