B.R. Lakshman Rao is one of the finest poets of recent times that, this land has witnessed and his compositions are favorites of every household and have been used in musical renditions by C. Ashwath, Mysore Ananthaswamy, and many others. As a part of the 2018 Dasara celebrations, the “Aarohana” organization invited B.R Lakshmana Rao himself to a musical performance event where his compositions were played to honor his poetic work.