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A Trust For Fiddle Govindaraja Pillai


CHENNAI, April 12: The inauguration of Isai Perarignar Mayavaram Fiddle Govindaraja Pillai Trust, a newly-formed organization, will take place on April 17.

The function will take place at 6 p.m. at Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium, M.CT.M. School, Alwarpet in Chennai.

The Trust is formed by the husband-wife duo - T.P. Shanmuganathan and S. Viji. Mr. Shanmuganathan is the president of the Trust and Mrs. Viji the Secretary. Mrs. Viji is the daughter of Mayavaram Govindaraja Pillai.

Mr. Shanmuganathan said the Trust would organize Carnatic music festival every year. He is an American citizen and retired as an official of Bank of America in Washington DC. His wife was a teacher in a county school in the U.S.

Mr. Shangumanathan (also known as Shan Pattu) said the Trust was formed with own funds. The Trust, he said, had decided to give violin to five deserving students from Carnatic Music College here. He indicated that the Trust would also provide scholarships to students of music.
Mr. Shanmuganathan can be contacted at the following numbers.

Phone : + 91 - 44 - 2445 4041
Mobile : 94444 14042
E- mail : pattu@hathway.com

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