A musical evening with performance by visually challenged was jointly organised by Cultural Co-ordination Committee of MAHE (Manipal Academy of Higher Education)-Manipal and Asare Special Children Home, School and Rehabilitation Centre recently.
Indira Ballal, wife of MAHE Pro Chancellor Dr H S Ballal, inaugurated the programme.
Five visually challenged persons played different musical instruments and sang with passion making the audience sit up and look up to them.
Shivananja, who works in Deputy Commissioner’s office in Mangaluru, and his wife Puspha, Ramesh from Madikeri, Arunakshi from Mangala Jyothi Integrated School-Mangalore and Anand from Karwar performed on the occasion.
They sang songs from movies and even recited Bhagvad Gita.
That apart children from Ninada Music Group from Udupi, Aparna Karanth and Adithya M Adiga played violin.