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Þ¬ê æMò‹ 2019 Special Message CøŠ¹ õ£›ˆ¶¬ó Guna started his musical journey at the tender age of 16 in 1977. He was the runner up in a talent competition singing the great song Velli Salangaigal. I then met him as a judge for the competition. His passion and perseverence to learn and experiment technology applications for music is well known. He continuously tapped on the vast opportunities that came his way and composed to date, more than 200 TV serial songs along with backround score Furthermore his attachment at AR Rahman’s studios provided him up to date technological knowledge and skills for composing and creating songs with commercial value. He is a life long learner and an innovative trainer. His ambition is to progress as an enterprenuer using technology to assist the young generations embrace language and the arts and thereby help preserve our roots and identity. His many accolades include winning the NDP song writing competition in 2005 and the National Arts Council (NAC)’s Presentation and Participation Grant and Extended Play Production Grant in 2014. Today after 35 years Guna has developed the courage to become the founder of INNOVATIVE INDIAN ARTS CENTRE, a Non -Profit LLC that can nurture, develop and educate people about Indian arts using innovative technology. Guna has always been a very humble and simple human being greatly in love with music. I always tend to meet him on my visits to Little India and the topic of conversation is always “music, music, music” with an update on his work and research! It is my pleasure and privilege to be present here at this launch. My heartfelt congratulations and blessings to Guna on his achievements. A man true to his art and dreams. Well done Guna ! Warm Regards Dr Uma Rajan BBM, PBS 9