IMPHAL, Jan 30: Talented classical guitarist of the state presently working as faculty at the Bangalore School of Music, Karnajit Laishram has been awarded the prestigious Mr. Edgar & Mrs. Marion Fewkes Memorial Trophy 2010, at a program held at St. Mark’s Cathedral, Bangalore. This award, instituted in memory of the pianist Mr. Fewkes, is awarded for excellence in performance in the senior level of the examinations conducted by the Associated Board of the Royal school of Music (ABRSM), London. Mr.Karnajit Laishram was recommended for the award by examiner Peter Madan of the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music.
Karnajit Laishram who is currently a faculty member of the Bangalore School of Music is also one of the many students of Aribam Uttam Sharma, renowned classical guitarist of the state.
