Dr Nanditha explained, The Saraswathi Puraskaram has been instituted in honour of Smt. Saraswathi

Dr. Nanditha Krishna and Dr. Sumathi Krishnan, Secretary, Music Academy, Madras and Trustee, The C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation, addressed the gathering.    Dr Nanditha explained, “The Saraswathi Puraskaram has been instituted in honour of Smt. Saraswathi Pattabhi Raman who, along with her husband Shri. C. R. Pattabhi Raman, donated the ancestral family property of “The Grove” situated on No.1, Eldams Road in Alwarpet, Chennai, to the C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation.  An accomplished musician, Saraswathi Pattabhi Raman sang beautifully. Besides her musical voice, she played six instruments: veena, violin, mridangam, harmonium, flute and piano. She was trained in Western and Indian classical music. In 1977, she collected and published a book of traditional music for weddings, festivals and important events, titled Gowri Kalyana Vaibhogame (published by LIFCO), which she set to classical notes.”