Mansur award to Pt Mani Prasad

Three musicians were presented with prestigious Mallikarjun Mansur award here on Saturday, at a function to mark the birth anniversary of Mansur.

Hindustani vocalist Pandit Mani Prasad was honoured with the national award, while promising vocalists Rajeshwari Patil of Hubballi and Onkarnath Havaldar of Bengaluru were honoured with the young musician awards.

The national award carries a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, a citation and a memento, while the young musician award carries a cash prize of Rs 25,000, a citation and a memento each.