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News: The Supreme Court, in a recent interim order, directed that Carnatic vocalist T.M. Krishna “should not be recognised” as a recipient of the Sangita Kalanidhi M.S. Subbulakshmi Award.
About M. S. Subbulakshmi
- She was an Indian Carnatic singer.
- She was born on September 16, 1916, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu
- She was the first musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna.
- In 1974, she became the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award.
- She was also the first Indian to perform at the United Nations in 1966 on the occasion of UN Day.
- In 2005, the United Nations issued postage stamps to commemorate her birth centenary.
- She popularized numerous classical and devotional compositions, including Venkatesa Suprabhatam and Bhajagovindam.
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