Gadiyaram Ramakrishna Sharma
Upon my return, I was saddened to find a Telugu notification mentioning the Vaikuntha Samaradhana (Death Ceremony or Celebration of Life Ceremony) of Gadiyaram Ramakrishna Sharma. It is signed by his eight children who are named after great sages and icons of learning. (Their names are: Sankhyayana, Bhargava, Maitreya, Yajnyavalkya, Shrivatsa, Lalitamba, Kameswari, and Sharada !)
Sharmaji was one of the most learned scholars I have met in my life and it is a great loss to the world of Indian classicals.
R. Seshasastry
See: Gadiyaram Ramakrishna Sharma
H.R. Keshava Murty
I am also saddened by the passing of Bhrata Natyam master H.R. Keshavamurty of Bangalore. He founded the Keshava Nrityashala (dance academy) and has taught classical dance for over 50 years. Many photographs in our collection were taken in his dance school in Malleswaram.
© K. L. Kamat
• Brahmanical Education in Andhra Pradesh in 1900
• The Bharatanatyam Dance
• At the Keshava Nrityashala Dance Academy
