Musician P. Vasanth Kumar no more
GEETHA VENKATARAMANHe carried his scholarship with aplomb and rare humility
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Music
Musician P. Vasanth Kumar no more
GEETHA VENKATARAMAN Son of the late Sulochana Pattabhiraman, eminent musician and musicologist, he was a member of the Executive Committee of The Music Academy.