Saturday, 25 May 2013

M.S.Subbulakshmi - Vocalist

© SATYENDRA SINGH
'M.S. Subbulakshmi', 2004 (ball pen sketch)
Size - 11" x 14"

Ballpoint Pen Sketch


M.S. Subbulakshmi (1916 – 2004), was a renowned Carnatic vocalist. 
  
Subbulakshmi gave her first public performance in 1929 when she was 13 years old at the prestigious Madras Music Academy.

She is the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honor.


AWARDS & HONORS:- She was widely honored, praised and awarded. 

Year
Award
Field/Category
1954
Padma Bhushan
Arts
1956
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Vocal 
1968
Sangeetha Kalanidhi (literally, Treasure Chest of Music. She was the first woman recipient of the title)
Vocalist
1974
Ramon Magsaysay Award (often considered Asia's Nobel Prize)
Public Service
1975
Padma Vibhushan
Arts
1988
Kalidas Samman
Classical Music
1990
India Gandhi Award
National Integration
1998
Bharat Ratna (India's highest civilian honor)
Carnatic classical singer
2004
Lifetime Achievement Award






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