| Name(s) |
Madurai Shanmukhavadivu
(M.S.) SUBBULAKSHMI |
| Date of
Birth |
September 16, 1916
– Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. |
| Date of
Death |
December 11, 2004
– Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. |
|
Identity |
Indian Carnatic
Vocalist. |
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Other Events &
Developments |
- She was the first musician ever to be
awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest
civilian honour.
- She was also the first Indian musician to
receive the Ramon Magsaysay award, Asia's
highest civilian award, in 1974.
- While Lata Mangeshkar called her Tapaswini (the
Renunciate), Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan termed her
Suswaralakshmi (the goddess of the perfect note), and
Kishori Amonkar labeled her the ultimate eighth note or
Aathuvaan Sur, which is above the seven notes basic to all
music.
- The great national leader and poet Sarojini Naidu called
her "Nightingale of India".
- Her many famous renditions of bhajans include the
chanting of Bhaja Govindam, Vishnu sahasranama (1000
names of Vishnu), Hari Tuma Haro and the Venkateswara
Suprabhatam (musical hymns to awaken Lord Balaji
early in the morning).
- She has given more than 200 charity concerts and
raised well over Rs. 10,000,000.
- She donated many of the royalties on several best sold
records to many charity organizations.
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Awards & Accolades |
- Padma Bhushan in 1954
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1956
- Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1968
- Ramon Magsaysay award (often considered Asia's Nobel
Prize) in 1974
- Padma Vibhushan in 1975
- Kalidas Samman in 1988
- Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration in 1990
- Bharat Ratna in 1998.
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Commemoration |
- She was also honoured as the court-singer of Tirumala
Tirupati Devasthanams.
- A commemorative postage stamp on her
was issued on 18-December-2005.
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