Renowned Bhagavad Gita singer, prophet, propagandist, and founder of ‘Bhagavadgita Foundation’ Dr. LV Gangadhara Shastri has been conferred with India’s prestigious ‘Kendra Sangeet Natak Academy’ award for the year 2023 in other major traditional music category.
Along with the classical Carnatic music, he studied 108 of the 700 shlokas of the Bhagavad Gita, the spiritual essence of India, composed and sung by Ghantasala in his honor; the remaining 594 shlokas were sung in his own music, accompanied by Telugu interpretation, and recorded with the highest technical values and created the ‘Bharita Sampurna Bhagavad Gita’ which was released by Viswesha Tirtha Swamy, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. For his selfless efforts, he was given the award for dedicating his life to the Gita Pracharan.
Along with the classical Carnatic music, he studied 108 of the 700 shlokas of the Bhagavad Gita, the spiritual essence of India, composed and sung by Ghantasala in his honor; the remaining 594 shlokas were sung in his own music, accompanied by Telugu interpretation, and recorded with the highest technical values and created the ‘Bharita Sampurna Bhagavad Gita’ which was released by Viswesha Tirtha Swamy, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. For his selfless efforts, he was given the award for dedicating his life to the Gita Pracharan.
