1962
Aug 05: Mother Shanmugavadivu passes away
1963
Concert in the Festival of Arts at Edinburgh, Scotland
See article about Edinburgh Music Festival 1963>>
Album with Venkatesha Suprabhatam released
“Her first full-length album for the Gramophone Company of India (GCI), which was recorded over 40 years ago, still manages to sell over 2 lakh copies every year. The album – ‘Sri Venkatesa Suprabhatam,’ which is a wake-up call for Lord Venkateswara – was recorded in 1963 by GCI, Saregama India’s earlier avatar, in the LP (or long playing) format. The company says it manages to sell at least 15,000 cassettes and CDs each month in South India, with between 2,000 and 3,000 more coming from the rest of the country.”
1966
See article about UN concert>>
See PDF booklet and brochure here>>
The UN Tour Group. ( L to R) T. K. Murthy, T.H. Vinayakaram, Vijaya, MS, Radha and V.V. Subramaniam
1967
1967 – Ravindra Bharathi Cultural Academy’s Award
1968
1968 – MS becomes the first woman to receive the title of Sangeetha Kalanidhi from Chennai Music Academy.
MS Acceptance Speech
Photograph of MS giving the presidential address>>
1970
1970 – Isai Periaringar Virudhu conferred on MS by Tamil Isai Sangam
Vishnu Sahasranamam & Bhaja Govindam Album released