- India's most popular and respected playback singer Lata Mangeshkar has been chosen for the special award instituted by the Kairali-Swaralaya-Yesudas trust.
- Shreya Ghoshal, one of the best known female voices in the film industry, was selected for the Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas award for the year 2011.
- The awards were announced by jury chairman MA Baby and Kairali TV executive director PR Ajayan at a press conference here today.
- Renowned singer Mangeshkar was being presented with the honour for her overall contribution a career spanning nearly seven decades, rendering songs in 36 regional languages besides Hindi.
- Ghoshal, a popular singer in Hindi, has also sung in regional languages including Malayalam, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Assamese, Marathi and Punjabi.
- While Mangeshkar's award comprises a cash component of Rs 2 lakh, memento and citation, the 'Swaralaya' award carries a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, memento and citation.
- The awards will be presented to them at a function to be held in September, Baby said.
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Thiruvananthapuram:
India's most popular andrespected playback singer Lata Mangeshkar has been chosen forthe special award instituted by the Kairali-Swaralaya-Yesudastrust.
Shreya Ghoshal, one of the best known female voices in thefilm industry, was selected for the Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudasaward for the year 2011.
The awards were announced by jury chairman MA Baby andKairali TV executive director PR Ajayan at a press conferencehere today.
Renowned singer Mangeshkar was being presented with thehonour for her overall contribution a career spanning nearlyseven decades, rendering songs in 36 regional languagesbesides Hindi.
Ghoshal, a popular singer in Hindi, has also sung inregional languages including Malayalam, Bengali, Tamil,Kannada, Assamese, Marathi and Punjabi.
While Mangeshkar's award comprises a cash component of Rs 2lakh, memento and citation, the 'Swaralaya' award carries acash prize of Rs 1 lakh, memento and citation.
The awards will be presented to them at a function to beheld in September, Baby said.
Shreya Ghoshal, one of the best known female voices in thefilm industry, was selected for the Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudasaward for the year 2011.
The awards were announced by jury chairman MA Baby andKairali TV executive director PR Ajayan at a press conferencehere today.
Renowned singer Mangeshkar was being presented with thehonour for her overall contribution a career spanning nearlyseven decades, rendering songs in 36 regional languagesbesides Hindi.
Ghoshal, a popular singer in Hindi, has also sung inregional languages including Malayalam, Bengali, Tamil,Kannada, Assamese, Marathi and Punjabi.
While Mangeshkar's award comprises a cash component of Rs 2lakh, memento and citation, the 'Swaralaya' award carries acash prize of Rs 1 lakh, memento and citation.
The awards will be presented to them at a function to beheld in September, Baby said.
