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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.
During my trip to India in Dec 2003, when I first walked into Patti’s house, I was astounded by all the photographs with all the famous people she met. I kept asking my mom, “Who’s Patti standing next to here?” and exclaimed “Oh my gosh! It’s Helen Keller!”
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.
Amma’s concern would be about my learning the kalyani krti. Mama’s constant reminders to me would be to learn the game of cards so that I would give him company on the twin night travel to Delhi.
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.
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!
The first few times he saw MS was as a boy … fleeting glimpses. Then, years later, T.S. NAGARAJAN was to meet the singing sensation once more
Semmangudi Mama was a great teacher. He was very patient and never thought twice about teaching you something again or repeating something a number of times.
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.
Muthu ChettiarDecember 3, 2020 - 3:34 am
MS Amma – An Analysis of Her MusicDecember 3, 2020 - 3:27 am
Interview of MS by Mani KrishnaswamiDecember 3, 2020 - 3:25 am
Brindavan to Dwaraka – Meera’s pilgrimageDecember 2, 2020 - 6:32 pm
The making of Meera – Full of technical innovationsDecember 2, 2020 - 6:26 pm
