A total of 139 entries receive awards in The Hindu Margazhi Competition 2025

results Hindu Margazhi Competition 2025 is out and the list of winners in both Hindustani and Carnatic styles is now available on the website.

A total of 139 awards were awarded by the jury panel, including 43 first places, 43 second places and 27 third places. There are also special mention certificates for children who do well and are recognized by vidwans and vidushis who grade their performance.

A total of 1,063 video entries were received from Carnatic and Hindustani music lovers. Hindu Margazhi Music Competition ending in mid-January 2026.

Entries were sorted and sent to judges in March 2026; The judges watched the presentations to check whether the raga, krithi and thala were perfect and took tough decisions to finalize the marks.

Judging the entries in the instrumental category, violin vidushis and composers LN Sisters – M. Lalitha and M. Nandini said: “Over the years, we see more and more dedicated students participating in this competition. We can see that they are also very knowledgeable. This is a very unique platform for music students in this category to showcase their talent and hard work and get appreciated. Hindu. “We wish the participants success in keeping our tradition alive and moving it forward,” he said.

Vocalist Varalakshmi Anandkumar, senior student of late vidwan DK Jayaraman, said: “It was a privilege to judge Margazhi competitions. Hindu I never cease to be amazed by the wealth of talent displayed by the contestants over the last few years. In fact, being a judge in these competitions is both an auditory pleasure and a painful dilemma, because each singer reveals his talent in different dimensions. Choosing the best among these terrific lineups often takes more than one listening session. It is wonderful to hear a boy or girl who has just entered puberty sing Dhanyasi or Thodi with the kind of understanding that can only be gained through years of singing and listening. Likewise, it is surprising to see brilliant singers emerging from Kerala, Andhra, Karnataka and even from regions rarely heard of in the USA. Hindu To promote sound musical values ​​through Margazhi Music Competitions.”

Hindustani guru and vocalist Lalita Sharma, who studied under Pandit Jasraj, said: “I am very happy to see more and more singers and instrumentalists participating in this competition every year. I see that more than a third of the participants are good and have a solid foundation in music. It is very encouraging to see such young people singing with such awareness.”

Two new judges

The judging panel had two new faces this time: mridangam vidwan Sridharan Sankaran, who started learning mridangam from Thiruvarur S. Janakiraman of the Palani Subramanya Pillai lineage and received further training from Mannargudi Easwaran, and Carnatic vocalist Sajeev Chandramana, who started learning music at the age of four and took further training under Varkala C.S. Jayaraman.

Both musicians said they enjoyed watching the recordings and giving notes. They were also fascinated by how young children patiently learned to perform and sent in their recordings.

For the full list of winners, click newsth.live/winnerslist.