50 years of service to the Great Indian Fine Arts
People Behind The Institution - The Sri Krishna Gana Sabha Managing Committee

Dr. Nalli Kuppuswami Chettiar - President

Sri R. Yagnaraman - Secretary

Sri R. Ramakrishna Iyer - Chartered Accountant by profession, retired Director of Finance, Easun Engineering Group, Sri Ramakrishnan, has been associated with the sabha since 1958 in various capacities. He has lent his full participation to the sabha in all its endeavours and holds the office of Vice President at present.

Sri S. Ramasubramaniam - A Senior Advocate of repute, he has been associated with the sabha since 1958, tendering sound legal advice at all appropriate junctures. Sri Ramasubramaniam has been a continuous source of strength and direction through the sabha's difficult phases and holds the office of Joint Secretary at present.

Sri R. Venkateswaran - An ardent rasika of carnatic music, he has been associated with the day-to-day activities of Sri Krishna Gana Sabha since 1959. He holds the office of Joint Secretary and has rendered unstinted service to the organization.

Sri S. Radhakrishnan - Has been associated with SKGS since 1960 and is an ardent rasika of carnatic music. He has been a long-standing committee member lending support to day-to-day Sabha activities.

Sri R. Thyagarajan - A passionate lover of refined carnatic music, this statistician and financial wizard who heads the Shriram Group , has taken a deep and personal interest in helping maintain the very high standards set by SKGS. He has been a pillar of strength in steering the sabha through its difficult phases. Sri Thyagarajan has been instrumental in helping further the Nadaswaram tradition through his full fledged support for the Nadaswara Isai Vizha at SKGS for over 2 decades. He also sponsors the annual Sangeetha Choodamani and Acharya Choodamani cash awards. He holds the office of Treasurer and has been associated with the sabha since 1970.

Sri V. Devanathan - An avid rasika of carnatic music and a staunch participant in SKGS activities, he has been associated with SKGS since 1974. He is a member of the Sabha's managing committee at present.

Sri D. Gopalakrishnan - A technocrat formerly of the Pentafour Group, has been an involved participant in all of the sabha's activities. Sri Gopalkrishnan is very involved with Harinama Sankeertanam and Upanyasam and  has deep interest in the fine arts. He has been on  the Sabha's managing committee since 1996.

Sri V. V. Sundaram - This connoisseur of arts and philanthropist is an asset  to the SKGS managing committee, with his wealth of experience in having conducted the unique and globally renowned Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Festival for over 2 decades. He has sponsored a block of the SKGS Trust premises. Sri Sundaram has been a committee member since 1999 and is its Vice-President at present.

Sri Ravi Appaswamy - Scion of the Appaswamy Real Estates business family, Sri Ravi provides youthful dynamism to the managing committee in all of the Sabha's endeavors since 2000.

Sri N. Kamakoti - This young banker, son of the illustrious 'CUB' Narayanan, is a passionate propagator of the Namasankeertanam tradition and the classical arts. He has been associated with the Sabha as committee member since 2000 providing youthful impetus to sabha activities.

Sri Y. Prabhu - A chartered accountant, and ardent lover of carnatic music and classical arts, is the son of Sri R. Yagnaraman. Sri Prabhu has been a committee member since 2000 and provides youthful vigor and dynamism to all sabha activities. He has also been instrumental in release of old sabha recordings for posterity, in aid of the Sabha Building Fund. He was actively involved in the design and implementation work during renovation of the Sabha premises in 2001.

Sri N. Venkatesh - A chartered accountant by profession, he is an ardent lover of carnatic music and is a young, dynamic participant in all of the Sabha's activities. Sri Venkatesh has been in the Sabha committee since 2000.

Smt. Girija Seshadri - A well known educationalist, Prinicipal of Jai Gopal Garodia Hindu Vidyalaya, is a lover of arts and is associated with the Sabha as committee member.

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