Hyderabad, Feb. 12 -- Former Vice President and Padma Vibhushan Awardee M. Venkaiah Naidu and Union Minister of Tourism G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the Regional Centre of the Sangeet Natak Akademi in Hyderabad that will be known as Dakshin Bharat Sanskritik Kendra and also laid the foundation stone for the Bharata Kala Mandapa auditorium as a part of the centenary celebrations of Ghantasala.
The event was also graced by Padma Bhushan awardee P Susheela and officials of the Ministry of Culture and other departments.
The Akademi has no presence in South India so far, and while it has had several institutes, such as Manipur Dance Academy at Imphal, Kathak Kendra and centres, such as the Centre for Kutiyattam and the Sattriya Centre, it does ...