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A Grand Daughter-in-law Remembers

– Mala Chandrasekhar
It is indeed a strange coincidence that my close association with her began and ended on the same date-11th December. It commenced on the day of my betrothal in 1985 and ended on the same date in December 2004 when she passed away. But her divine music will continue to be a source of perennial inspiration.

December 5, 2020 by

Karaikudi Mani and VVS on MS

– Indian Express
Karaikudi Mani, the mridangam maestro who had accompanied MS for long, recalled it was while performing in a D K Pattammal concert in the 70s that Sadasivam had sent word, wondering whether he could play for MS too and he gladly did. The association lasted seven years.

December 5, 2020 by

MLV on MS

– The Hindu
The world need not learn about M.S. Subbulakshmi from me. Today her music is relished by people all over the world. National and international acclaim from informed and lay listeners, success on many venues abroad, and the recent announcement of an honorary doctorate, all testify to the special quality of her music

December 4, 2020 by

DKP on MS

– Indian Express
Her voice breaks and tears stream down her eyes even before she starts speaking. Of all her contemporaries, nobody could have understood the milieu in which M S Subbulakshmi lived as does D K Pattammal.

December 3, 2020 by

Hindu Critic SVK on MS

– The Hindu
THE BEAUTY of music is beyond logical comprehension. So was the invisible charm of M. S. Subbulakshmi’s sangita. To her expression was the periphery, contemplative experience the core of Carnatic music.

December 3, 2020 by