M. S. Subbulakshmi
Biography: Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (16 September 1916 – 11 December 2004) was an Indian Carnatic singer from Madurai, Tamil Nadu. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. She is the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award, often considered Asia's Nobel Prize, in 1974 with the citation reading "Exacting purists acknowledge Srimati M. S. Subbulakshmi as the leading exponent of classical and semi-classical songs in the carnatic tradition of South India. She was the First Indian who performed in United Nations General Assembly in 1966."
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: September 16, 1916
Deathday: December 11, 2004
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Sevasadanam
1938-05-02
Sakuntalai
1940-12-12
Meera
1945-11-03
1000 Thalaivangi Apoorva Chinthamani
1947-12-08
An American in Madras
2013-12-01