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A League of Extraordinary Women

– Akhila Ramnarayan
How I dreaded those 3 o’ clock Sunday “tiffins” at Vijaya mami’s house when I was a little girl! Nose in a book, I would be shooed into my mother’s room and maneuvered into a pavadai chattai, hair oiled and woven into a single, thick braid by my grandmother.

Ammu Patti Recollections of a Grandniece

– Kamakshi Mallikarjun
My mind flashes back many, many decades ago, to the first time I saw the film Meera. It It was breathtaking to see Ammupatti as Meera and listen to all the bhajans that I was intimately familiar with unfold with such majestic grandeur on the screen.

Recollections of her niece

– Thangam Ananthnarayanan
I used to call her Kunjakka just like her sister Vadivambal did. I first met her when I was around seven years old. Kunjakka was wearing a beautiful orange sari with a black border that had a kolam-like neli pattern.

My Earliest Memories of Ammu Patti

– Seetha Ravi
It’s hard, even impossible to say something about MSS which is not already known to her extended family of rasikas and admirers. The name unfailingly sets the listener’s face aglow – as radiant as it would be while listening to her sing!

Tribute to M. S. Subbulakshmi

– Kiranavali Vidyasankar
Hundreds of people have written about M S Subbulakshmi or simply MS, who would easily rank as the most well documented Carnatic musician ever. Mere mention of her name makes every Carnatic musician or music lover burst with pride for she has not only touched so many lives and hearts but also elevated Carnatic music to a high pedestal at the national and global levels.