Her Life – MS Subbulakshmi Biography

Her Life

1916 - 1940

Sep 16, 1916: Subbulaksmi is born.

1926 – Age 10: Debut at Madurai Sethupati High School.

1926: First Recording – Maragatha Vadivum with Shanmugavadivu.

1933: First Concert at Music Academy, Chennai.

1935 – Age 19: Concert at Sri Dakshinamurthy’s household wedding

1938 – Age 22: Seva Sadan released

1940 – Age 24: 1940 – Isai Vani

July 10, 1940: Marriage to T Sadasivam at Thiruneermalai

July 1940: Sakuntalai
1941 - 1950
1941: Savithri Film

1941:Founding of Kalki magazine
Founding of Kalki magazine as a result of funds from Savithri

1941: Meets Chinani Mami (Narayani Mahadevan)
Meets Chinani Mami (Narayani Mahadevan) who becomes a lifelong friend.

1941: Move to Kalki Gardens
Move to Kalki Gardens at 20 Guruswamy Mudaliar Road, formerly called Sladen Gardens.

1944: Benefit Concerts for Kasturba Memorial Fund

1945: Meera released in Tamil on Deepavali day

1947: Delhi Premiere of Hindi Meera

Apr 04, 1947: Radha Anandhi Dance Performance

1941 - 1950
1951 - 1960

1954: MSS awarded Padma Bushan

1955: Concert to raise funds for Kamala Nehru Memorial Hospital

1955: Benefit Concert for Madras Music Academy Building Fund
Benefit Concert for Madras Music Academy Building Fund

1956: MS receives Sangeet Natak Academy Award
1961 - 1970
1962, Aug 05: Mother Shanmugavadivu passes away

1963: Concert in the Festival of Arts at Edinburgh, Scotland

1963: Album with Venkatesha Suprabhatam released
1963: Album with Venkatesha Suprabhatam released

Oct 23, 1966: UN Concert

1967: Ravindra Bharathi Cultural Academy’s Award

1968: First woman to receive the title of Sangeetha Kalanidhi

1970: Isai Periaringar Virudhu conferred on MS

1970: Vishnu Sahasranamam & Bhaja Govindam Album released

1961 - 1970
1971 - 1980

1974: MSS selected to receive the Ramon Magsasey Award for public service

1974: Elected Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Academy

1975: Padma Vibushan
1975: Padma Vibushan

1975: Tirumala Tirupathi Devasathanam’s Aasthana Vidwan
1975: Tirumala Tirupathi Devasathanam’s Aasthana Vidwan

1975: Tirupathi starts to broadcast MS Venkateshwara Suprabhatam at the temple
1975: Tirupathi starts to broadcast MS Venkateshwara Suprabhatam at the temple

1976: Benefit Concert for Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund
1976: Benefit Concert for Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund

1977: Coast to Coast Tour of USA to raise funds for Hindu Temples in New York and Pittsburgh

1979: Receives Honorary Doctorate from Indira KalaSangeet Vishwavidyalaya in Khairagarh Madhya Pradesh
1979: Receives Honorary Doctorate from Indira KalaSangeet Vishwavidyalaya in Khairagarh Madhya Pradesh

1980: Annamacharya Pancharatna Album released
1981 - 1990
1981: Asthana Vidushi by Andhra Pradesh Govt

1981: Desikottama from Viswa Bharati University
1981: Desikottama from Viswa Bharati University

1981: Elected Membre d’honneur by the UNESCO
1981: Elected Membre d’honneur by the UNESCO

1982: Festival of India in London – Concert at Royal Albert Hall
1982: Festival of India in London – Concert at Royal Albert Hall

1983: Sankara Netralaya Benefit Concerts
1983: Sankara Netralaya Benefit Concerts

1988: MSS receives Kalidas Samman Award
1988: MSS receives Kalidas Samman awarded by the Government of Madhya Pradesh

1988: Festival of India at Moscow
1988: Festival of India at Moscow

1990: The Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration
1990: The Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration

1981 - 1990
1991 - 2000

Jun, 1997: Last public concert at Music Academy
Jun, 1997: Last public concert at Music Academy

1997: Swaralaya Puraskar
1997: Swaralaya Puraskar

Nov 21, 1997: Husband T. Sadasivam passes away

1998: MSS Receives the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honor. She is the first musician to receive this award
2001 - 2004
Oct 31, 2003: Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer Passes away
Oct 31, 2003: Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer Passes away

Jun 21, 2004: Lifetime Achievement Award
Jun 21, 2004: Lifetime Achievement Award

Dec 11, 2004: M S Subbulakshmi passes away

2001 - 2004