M. S. Subbulakshmi
Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi was an Indian Carnatic singer. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour and also the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award in 1974. She was the first Indian to perform at the United Nations General Assembly in 1966.
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Background
- Born in
- Madurai
- Awards
- 🏆 Bharat Ratna🏆 Padma Vibhushan🏆 Ramon Magsaysay Award🏆 Padma Bhushan🏆 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
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Trending topics shown first"M.S. had long ago been anointed Bharat Ratna by the people of India, with her art recognised and cherished by anyone with a modicum of cultural intelligence"
"My greatest fear is giving performances. I feel I am responsible for the audience BUT I am also scared of them."
"Subbalakshmi was indeed the icon who could bring the world to its knees:her rendering moved Yehudi Menuhin to tears, Bade Gulam Ali Khan called her "Suswaralakshmi Subbulakshmi", while Helen Keller on…"
"Sarojini Naidu repositioned her own title of Nightingale of India on to Subbalakshmi’s avian frame, it was because that daughter of Bengal saw the gift of song arriving and alighting on this daughter …"
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1916
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