Renowned Carnatic vocalists, D Raghavachary and D Seshachary, who are popular as Hyderabad Brothers and have enthralled classical music lovers for decades, have been chosen for the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi (New Delhi) Award for 2013.

Their names were announced during the declaration of Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (Akademi Ratna) and Akademi Award (Akademi Puraskar).

The brothers, top-grade vocalists at All India Radio, Hyderabad, have been performing Carnatic music for over 45 years. They were honoured by the state government with Kala Ratna (Hamsa) award in 2012. The other awards they received include Sageeta Vidwanmani from Sadg ... Read more »