Melbourne-based Iyer Brothers receive OAM for promoting Indian classical music in Australia

Melbourne-based Iyer brothers, Ramnath Suryanarayana Iyer and Gopinath Suryanarayana Iyer, have been recognised with the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for their service to Indian classical music. They are the co-founders and organisers of the Melbourne Veena Festival, which they have been running since 2017. Speaking with SBS Hindi, they shared how this recognition will help advance their mission to promote Indian classical Veena music.