Mysuru: Hindustani vocalist Pandit Vinayak Torvi has contributed a part of his award money to Chief Minister’s Calamity Relief Fund.
Torvi who hails from North Karnataka was conferred Sangeeth Vidwan award during the inauguration of Dasara cultural programmes at Palace on Saturday. He was awarded a purse of Rs five lakh along with the citation.
Moved by the plight of the people of north Karnataka who are in distress due to flood, Torvi announced Rs one lakh from the prize money towards CM relief fund.