Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana - Titles & Awards - Best Teacher Award

Every year, the Aradhana Committee recognizes music teachers in the North American continent by awarding one teacher the "Best Teacher" award at the Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana We choose the teacher to be given the award from a large pool of nominations that we receive every year.

This year, the award goes to Smt. Padma Kutty.

To nominate your teacher for the "Best Teacher Award", please follow the guidelines below:

• Students of Carnatic music residing anywhere in North America can nominate their teacher for this award. Please send details of the teacher's qualifications, experience, teaching abilities, achievements of their students, and any other relevent information explaining why you consider the teacher to be eligible for the award.
• Teachers already honored by the Cleveland Aradhana in the past are not eligible for re-nomination.
• The award is NOT restricted to teachers of vocal music. All teachers of Carnatic music in North America are eligible.
• The award emphasizes the participation and success of the nominated teacher's students in the various competitions at the Aradhana. The number of students learning under the teacher, the teacher's presence in their local community and the volume of nominating letters for the teacher are not given any importance.
• Awards will not be given in abstentia. The presence of the teacher at the Aradhana at least on the day of the award, March 22 , is a necessary criterion. To that end, the selected candidate will be informed by at least March 15 so that he/she can make his/her own travel arrangements accordingly.
• In order to make a timely decision, and inform the candidates sufficiently in advance, all nominations must be received by February 1. Nominations received after that date will not be considered.

Please send your nominations to:
"Best Teacher Award"
c/o Aradhana Committee
3447 Granton Avenue,
Cleveland OH 44111