Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Mahesh Sharma today condoled the demise of eminent Carnatic vocalist Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, who passed away in Visakhapatnam on December 8.
In his condolence message, the Minister said that with the passing away of Krishnamurthy, the world of Carnatic music has lost an outstanding personality, who will long be remembered by the future generations, according to a release here.
For his eminence in the field of music and his contribution to its enrichment, Krishnamurthy was conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Carnatic Vocal Music in 1986 and Sangeet Natak Akademi Tagore Ratna in 2010, Sharma said.
In his departure, we have lost a distinguished cultural figure whose absence will be felt by one and all, he said.