Artist Information Accomplished Veena and Vocal artist Geetha Ramanathan Bennett is dedicated to continuing the tradition of her guru and father Sangeetha Kalanidhi DR. S. RAMANATHAN. Geetha has performed extensively in India, the U.S., U.K., Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Canada. She has been awarded the prestigious A Top rank for veena by All India Radio/TV. Her performances have been broadcast by Indian National T.V., All India Radio, the Singapore Broadcasting System and over the internet. She has been performing in the December Madras Music Festival season every year since 1984. Ms. Bennett received the Dr. Padmavati Ammal Endowment Prize for her veena concert at the Madras Music Academy, BEST VEENA PLAYER award by the Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai (Madras), and the CHELLAPALLY RANGA RAO AWARD for a deserving veena player endowed by Sri Chitti Babu Geetha has also been recorded by Oriental Records, New York; Sangita Asian Music Society, California; AVM Audios; Sangeetha Cassettes, and Inreco, India.