Lakshman Ragde to be awarded Kala Seva Mani

[mahavishnu]

Sincere congratulations to our own L-ji who will be awarded the Kala Seva Mani title at the Cleveland Aradhana this year.
I just saw this on the Cleveland Aradhana website whose new updated schedule for this year is up: http://www.aradhana.org/schedule.html

[Pratyaksham Bala]

CONGRATULATIONS !

[PUNARVASU]

Congratulations, Shri Lakshman. Your tireless service for the cause of music deserves many more such awards.

[cienu]

Lakshman ji
Hearty congratulations on the well deserved award.☺

[priyaram78]

Congratulations Lakshmanji ! I Always look forward to your posts here ! Thanks.

[sampoorna]

Sincere congratulations and thanks.

[arasi]

Lakshman,

(HanumAn though in bringing lyrics to folks all over the world from every corner of it, and still searching...)

The most deserving person you are, in having rendered this service tirelessly!

Proud as anything for our friend...

[chalanata]

Lakshman,
The award is honored by being conferred on you! Congrats! Here is my bunch of flowers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yv4ea1pFp4
(The full blossom is when Jayanthi has a hearty and appreciative laugh at Patri's master stroke! Katrarai Katrare Kamuruvar...)

[Meenalochani]

i am delighted to hear that Sri Lakshmanan has been selected to receive the Kala Seva Mani award at the Cleveland Aradhana Festival this year. My hearty congratulations to him on this well deserved honor.

[Pasupathy]

Hearty Congratulations, Lakshman!

[Lakshman]

This indeed is a big surprise to me. I am really overwhelmed and humbled. Thanks to all of you for your good wishes. I hope to continue helping rasikas with lyrics and notations as long as I can.

[GVR2004]

Congratulations ! Shri Lakshmanji

[VK RAMAN]

Lakshmanji - Namaskarams. You are the great and untiring music propagator. I have personally benefited a lot. Thank you.

[vgovindan]

Congratulations, Sri Lakshmanji!

[rshankar]

Lakshmanji - Sincere congratulations! A very well-deserved award of recognition!

[krish]

Congrats, Shri.lakshmanji

[aaaaabbbbb]

Respected Lakshman Sir

Congratulations.

Proud to be associated with you, Sir.

Regards.

[arunk]

Congrats Lakshman-ji!

Arun

[vasanthakokilam]

Awesome. What a great news to wake up to! Congratulations Sri. Lakshman!

[Nick H]

Very nice to hear this news.

Quiet, unassuming, but simply always there for everybody, day after day, year after year.

Congratulations

[S.NAGESWARAN]

Very happy to hear the news.
Congratulations.
S.NAGESWARAN.
13.02.2015.

[cacm]

MOST DESERVING RECOGNITION! CONGRAGULATIONS TO THE ONE CONTRIBUTOR HERE WHO HAS REALLY CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS ENHANCING OUR MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF COMPOSERS & COMPOSITIONS which after all is the BACK BONE...REGS, VKV

[varsha]

Great news !!! Truly deserved.Best wishes.

[Rsachi]

Congrats, Lakshman-ji!

[laxmiv]

Congratulations, Shri Lakshmanji. I have benefitted immensely from your selfless service. My pranams to you.
Sincerely,
laxmi vidyasagar

[shankar vaidyanathan]

Congratulations, Sri. Lakshman! Your service in being an encyclopedia on Carnatic Music compositions and lyrics and your open mind and willingness to freely share and spread the knowledge immensely benefits the global Rasikas. There are silent admirers like me around the world who are thankful for your yeoman service.

[Sreeni Rajarao]

Lakshman-ji,

I am so happy to read this! Congratulations!

Thank You for your great service!

Sreeni

[Sundara Rajan]

Hearty Congratulations for the well deserved award, Mr. Ragde.

[braindrain]

Congratulations Lakshman-ji ...

[prashant]

Lakshman Uncle: your service to music is truly selfless. Any award covers itself in glory by being bestowed upon you. My congratulations, humble praNAms and thanks to you for all the knowledge you have shared with me and this forum.

[vidya raja]

Namaskarams and Congratulations , Thank you Sir for all the rare notations that you have shared . Humble Pranams .

[maduraimini]

Congratulations! Very happy to hear that our Lakshmanji is receiving the well-deserved Kala Seva Mani award. He is the Music Encyclopedia where we all go when there is a doubt. Without any hesitation he answers promptly everyone's question. He is a treasure trove of many CM songs. Best wishes to him.