M.S. Subbulakshmi
16 September 1916 – 11 December 2004
Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi was an Indian Carnatic vocalist widely regarded as one of the greatest exponents of the tradition. She was the first musician to receive the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor, and performed at prestigious venues around the world.
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Life events
M.S. Subbulakshmi was born in Madurai, in present-day Tamil Nadu, India.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe made her first commercial recording as a young girl in the mid-1920s.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe played the lead role in the acclaimed 1945 devotional film Meera.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe gave a celebrated concert at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in 1966.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1974, the first musician to be so honored.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe became the first musician to receive India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, in 1998.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgM.S. Subbulakshmi died in Chennai, India, at the age of 88.
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