India, Oct. 20 -- Mysuru, Oct. 20- Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha Charitable Trust, Mysuru, will be observing Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar's Day at Sri Prasanna Parvathi Kalyana Mantapa, V.V. Mohalla, Mysuru from 9 am on Oct. 21.

The programme will commence at 9 am with rendition of Dikshitar's kritis by musicians, followed by a vocal concert by Vid. Vivek Sadashivam from 10.30 am, accompanied by Vidu. Sindhu Suchethan on violin, Vid. Anooru Ananthakrishna Sharma on mridanga and Vid. Shamith S Gowda on ghata.

Profile: One of the most promising faces of Karnatak classical music, Vivek Sadashivam hails from the family of musicians who were direct disciples of Dikshitar's lineage. He was groomed by his great grand-father, Vid. A. Anantharaman ...