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Radha Vishwanathan, noted Carnatic vocalist and daughter of MS Subbulakshmi, passes away aged 83
• 7 years agoRadha Vishwanathan had accompanied her mother MS Subbulakshmi, a Bharat Ratna award winner, during her concerts, including overseas events, for decades.
TM Krishna-MS Subbulakshmi row: What a thinkpiece on dance, devadasi system gets wrong
Gitanjali Kolanad • 7 years agoDance had little to do with why the devadasi system was abhorrent to those who wanted to abolish it; it was for its god-awful abuse of girls
Amid TM Krishna-MS Subbulakshmi row, these are the questions that really deserve attention
Nrithya Pillai • 7 years agoAmid the dialogue over TM Krishna's comments regarding MS Subbulakshmi, the devadasi culture came under the spotlight once again, after several decades.
TM Krishna, Perumal Murugan fearlessly challenge the boundaries of art at 'Poetry with Prakriti' festival
Vrdevika • 7 years agoTM Krishna shocks his world of Carnatic music using the very story that the community has constructed.
TM Krishna says MS Subbulakshmi 'Brahminised' herself for wider acceptance; faces backlash
Fp Staff • 7 years agoSinger TM Krishna said it was tragic that MS Subbulakshmi had to distance herself from her roots in order to turn herself into "the ideal Brahmin woman" and gain wider acceptance
MS Subbulakshmi's mystique is decoded in a comprehensive biography by TJS George
Vaishaliks • 8 years agoTJS George’s narrative decodes the mystique of Madurai Shanmugavidivu Subbulakshmi about whom Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru once said, “Who am I? A mere Prime Minister before this Queen of songs”.
Watch: AR Rahman mesmerises the audience at UN General Assembly on Independence Day
Ians • 9 years agoAs a part of Independence Day celebrations, the strains of Vande Mataram performed by AR Rahman filled the halls of the United Nations General Assembly on August 15.
AR Rahman enthrals packed audience at UN concert to celebrate Independence Day
• 9 years agoAR Rahman enthralled a packed audience at the iconic UN General Assembly hall with his renditions of Indian Carnatic legend MS Subbulakshmi's music.
UN to issue stamp to mark Carnatic legend MS Subbulakshmi's birth centenary
• 9 years agoTo honour the legacy of India's Carnatic music legend MS Subbulakshmi, the UN will issue a stamp to mark her birth centenary next week, coinciding with the celebrations of India's 70th independence day.
MS Subbulakshmi to be honoured at UN by AR Rahman on Independence Day
• 9 years agoLegendary carnatic vocalist MS Subbulakshmi will be honoured at the United Nations next week on India's 70th Independence Day by a performance by AR Rahman.