Nirmala Sitharaman Unveils ₹250 Coin Honouring Carnatic Music Legend Muthuswamy Dikshithar At IIT-BHU In Varanasi
Varanasi, Nov 3: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday released a Rs 250 commemorative coin marking the 250th birth anniversary of Carnatic music maestro Muthuswamy Dikshithar at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi. The event was organised by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-BHU), according to a statement issued here. Smt @nsitharaman today released a commemorative…
Varanasi, November 3 - Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled a Rs 250 commemorative coin honoring the 250th birth anniversary of Carnatic music legend Muthuswamy Dikshithar at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-BHU) in Varanasi. The event, organized by IIT-BHU, celebrated the enduring legacy of one of India's greatest composers and a pillar of Carnatic music.
The coin, available for purchase at Rs 6,985, features Dikshithar's contributions to Indian classical music, including his mastery of ragas, Sanskrit literature, and spiritual traditions.
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