Ragapriya

This year’s competition took place on Nov. 2^nd at the North Royalton library. The standard of the participants was high and the judges were very happy with the good quality of the items presented. They gave excellent feedback to all the participants which was very much appreciated by parents and students. The parents felt that this feedback added a lot of value to this competition.

We wish to express our thanks to the judges, Mrs. Malathy Vijay and Mr. Indiresh Maktal for their encouraging and positive input to each of the participants. We also wish to express our appreciation to all the teachers who felt it worthwhile to send their students to this competition. And huge thanks to the volunteers who made the event run smoothly. Kudos to the all the young champions who participated in this competition and to their parents who have made a commitment to this divine art form.

The individual feedback of judges to each contestant is in line with our philosophy of continuous improvement. Feedback is one of the most important ingredients to musical development. It gives each student an idea of where they are strong and what they should make sure to continue doing, and where they should focus to achieve our next stage of development. It is our sincere hope that the feedback that the children received helps them to reach the next level.

All that being said, every competition does have winners, and these are listed below.

Vocal – Junior
First Place	Priya Pasumarthy
Second Place	Sirisha Narayanan
Third Place	Sahana Narayanan
Special Prize	Katyayani Upadhyayula
Special Prize	Srinidhi Mahesh

Vocal – Intermediate
First Place	Rakshita Ramesh
Second Place	Neha Bettada
Third Place	Nethra Denduluri
Special Prize	Smriti Shankar

Vocal – Senior
First Place	Sai Srujana
Second Place	Anish Sairam
Third Place	Sahana Bettada

Instruments
First Place	Anish Sairam – Violin
Second Place	Sumedha Mahesh – Violin
Third Place	Sugath Suravarapu – Whistle
Mrdangam
First Place	Harsh Narayan