Dr Sarvamangala Shankar, music teacher and academic, Vice-chancellor, Gangubhai Music University is the co-guest and she talks about TVG's achievements.
At the start of this evening's meet, the host recalls S N Chandrasekar, a senior music critic who passed away.
Mani Narayanaswamy, mandali president and colleague Dr A Ravindra share the dais with the two guests and the awardee.
TVG goes into rewind mode, talks about his early association with the late Rao, the many concerts he performed for the Sree Rama Seva Mandali and how he has recommended dozens of artistes to this fest.
" I only wish that you pray that I continue to perform as long as I live,"he says. TVG is in nhis 80s and is still active.
In a warm gesture, the hosts invite his wife Radha to share the spotlight with him, as the heavy images of lord Rama and Sita are handed over to him.
The audience is thin today - maybe 200 people. Smaller for the concert. TVG has with him ace artistes, Patri Satish Kumar on mirdangam, S Varadharajan on violin and Girish Uduppa on ghatam.
He sings a song of Thyagaraja that his guru Chembai Vaidhyanatha Bhagavathar used to sing, but rarely. And another which his sishya, at his die says was sung some 20 plus years ago.
"Due to time constraints I will present a short concert." says TVG.
Then we realize that the lunar eclipse has kept many rasikas away from events this evening.
Word comes in that the concert at Seshadripuram was wound up early.
Today was TVG's evening. He loves to tell stories, anecdotal. He did it. "When I am with the right artistes in a concert I feel as if I am in a space ship," he says.
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