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Sunday 30 June 2013

An Incident That Earned M.S.Subbulakshmi The Bharat Ratna


“Dear Sri Prasad,the noble couple of our great music queen M.S.Subbulakshmi and Sadasivam are in a serious financial crisis and need some very urgent help.. Please plan something for them immediately to help them come out of this crisis at the earliest”..

Sometime in the beginning of 1979,PVRK Prasad,the Executive Officer Of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (T T D) board received two such urgent telegram messages from His Holiness the Paramacharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati and from His Holiness Bhagwan Sri Satya Sai Baba Of Puttaparthi.

Messages like that from holy giants can unnerve any mammoth personality and the poor PVRK Prasad was not an exception..However,what shocked Prasad more at that moment was not the status of the senders but the content of their message.

“What happened to music queen M.S.Subbulakshmi so suddenly and why did she land in such a situation that demanded the intervention of divine personalities..?? ”

And..

Why Do The Divine Personalities Want PVRK Prasad To Help..??

The great music queen M.S.Subbulakshmi has millions of fans all over the world and they will not keep quite if they come to know that their favorite singer is going through such an acute financial crisis..

However,the music queen will not accept any unsolicited favor from anyone and it’s now for the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (T T D) board to plan something for her immediately and see that she’s also adequately compensated for that…T T D has done that successfully earlier and something similar should be done now and that’s also what the holy giants are expecting Prasad to do.

However again,it’s not as simple as it sounds and there’s no better person than PVRK Prasad to understand that..

But What Happened To M.S.Subbulakshmi And Sadasivam

Through whatever sources available to him,the T T D Executive Officer PVRK Prasad conducted an immediate inquiry in Madras,where the noble couple lives,and found out that…

“M.S.Subbulakshmi and Sadasivam have sold off their Kalki estate in Madras and moved into a small rented house in Valluvar Kottam,a desolate place those days,in the suburbs of old Madras”..“Sadasivam was running a newspaper,by name Kalki, in Madras and that unfortunately ran into huge losses forcing the noble couple to resort to such an extreme measure of selling off their huge asset to repay their loans ..”..


This unpleasant information really saddened P V R K Prasad,a great fan of music queen M.S.Subbulakshmi..

Wiping off his tears,he stood right in front of the large Lord Sri Venkateswara portrait that’s there in front of him,in his office,and made a humble submission.

”Swamy,so far in her life,singing your bhajans all over the world this great lady has served you with utmost devotion..And organizing everything for her on time Sadasivam was always there,with her,at every point of time in her singing career.. ”

“She gave concerts all over the world and although she could have demanded any amount of money she wanted,from the concert organizers,she was always happy with whatever was offered to her..She has donated almost all her earnings from those concerts to charity and now at this stage of her life is this what you are offering her Swamy..??..Don’t you think this is unfair…??..”

“Swamy,they are also couple of high self esteem and do not seek favors from anyone not even from YOU..Then how do you expect them to lead a normal life hereafter..??..Am really feeling sorry for them now and don’t know what to do…Swamy Sri Venkateswara,it is for You now to help me in doing something for her immediately..”

Without wasting any more time PVRK Prasad called for an emergency meeting of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam board and sought measures from it’s experts to provide whatsoever relief possible to M.S. Subbulakshmi immediately.

But, almost all in one voice, all the members of the TTD board said “Sir,we are very sorry to hear about the pathetic state of Smt.M.S.Subbulakshmi and Sri.Sadasivam..”..”However sir,it is also our duty to remind you that Smt.Subbulakshmi is already the Asthana Vidwan of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam board and is as such enjoying some honorarium and privileges from us..”

“..Although we are all very eager to help her out in this hour of crisis,we are afraid sir,there’s nothing much we can offer her at this moment…T T D is always answerable to the ministry of endowments and is not empowered to take certain decisions on its own..”

A tricky situation for the government run body to offer some quick relief to a great music queen called M.S.Subbulakshmi,who at that moment,deserves a better and more appropriate attention..

But quite miraculously and almost immediately that appropriate

Attention Came From None Other Than The Holy Lord Sri Venkateswara Himself


And this incident is a standing testimony to His interference in the life of the music queen..

On the same evening,a much disturbed PVRK Prasad went to offer his last prayers of the day to Lord Sri Venkateswara,the presiding deity of the holy Tirumala temple.

After offering his prayers,Prasad was slowly walking out of the main temple and exactly at that point of time a very small incident occurred there…Quite miraculously,this small incident later went on to herald a golden era in the history of Indian classical music.

But What Was The Incident And How Did It Occur

As he was walking out of the main temple,PVRK Prasad found a small group of poor singers sitting right in front of the main temple,singing bhajans in praise of the holy Lord.

As though he was halted by an invisible hand,Prasad stood there for a few moments…He was spellbound by the amazing talent of those folk singers more so by their rustic style of singing..

After a few more moments of silent listening,Prasad smiled and smiled with a great sense of relief and an amazing feeling of satisfaction.

Watching Prasad smile the holy Lord smiled and watching the holy Lord smile the whole of Tirumala smiled and watching the whole of Tirumala smile the five elements of Nature too smiled..

Later those historic smiles scripted an epoch making chapter in the history of Indian classical music that not only provided immense relief to music queen M.S Subbulakshmi forever but also launched her into immortality by earning her a well deserved highest civilian award of India,the “Bharat Ratna”.

The very next morning a much more relaxed PVRK Prasad left for Kanchi and met His Holiness the Paramacharya of Kanchi Kama Kothi Peetham at His holy abode.

Now..Please bear with me..

Before proceeding any further into the story it’s important to know a few things

About Music Queen M.S.Subbulakshmi 


Born in Madurai,Tamilnadu,on the 16th of September 1916,Srimati Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi more popularly known as M.S.Subbulakshmi was a singer extraordinary and a composer beyond comparison.

Her mother Shanmukavadiver Ammal was a Veena player and her beloved grandmother Akkammal was a Violinist..Extremely devotional in her nature, M.S.Subbulakshmi composed various bhajans and krithis in praise of Hindu Gods and Goddesses.

In an illustrious career that’s spread over seven decades of dedicated singing, M.S. Subbulakshmi performed at every prominent place,across the globe, leaving each and every listener spellbound with her exceptional style of singing,rendering,tone and quality.

Although Subbulakshmi’s list of fans include many eminent personalities from all over the world,the most prominent among them,however,was Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru,the first and the most distinguished prime minister of India…

It was from him that she received the best compliment of her life when Panditji, after listening to her sing the famous bhajan “Vaishnav Janato Tene Kahiye” penned by the legendary fifteenth century Gujarati poet Narsing Mehta,said “Who am I a mere prime minister before you,the queen of music..”.

M.S.Subbulakshmi And Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatam

Although M.S.Subbulakshmi recorded her first song in Tamil language in 1926,she has spent most of her later part of life acting in Tamil and Hindi films with the notable among them being her portrayal of the character of famous Indian bhajan singer Meera in the film “Meera”(1947).

However,her first major accomplishment as an established singer was the album of Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatam which she recorded for the Gramphone Company Of India in 1963.


Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatam is a series of hymns written,in poetic form,by Pratvada Bhayankara Sri Anantacharya in 1430 A.D…This work of poetic art was meant for singing praises of Lord Sri Venkateswara while waking Him up early in the morning,in Tirumala,everyday..

All in all,Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatam contains four major parts namely Suprabhatam, Sri Venkateswara Stothram, Sri Srinivasa Prapatti and the holy Mangalaasasanam…

All the Vedic scholars,brahmins,archaks and purohits of the holy Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam stand at the main entrance of the sanctum sanctorum of the Lord Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirumala at 3 a m every day and recite Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatam,in chorus,to wake up the holy Lord…

Called Suprabhata Seva this is a holy ritual in practice,in Tirumala,ever since Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatam was written.

With this album M.S.Subbulakshmi became an iconic personality in the world of devotional music and ever since remained the uncrowned queen of the world of classical music..Today there is hardly any Hindu house in Southern India that doesn’t play this album and hardly any Hindu personality who doesn’t recite it fully.

The Gramphone Company Of India later became HMV-Saregama and according to their business sources,Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatam is still their largest selling music album today..

Long ago,M.S.Subbulakshmi had given standing instructions to HMV to donate all her royalty earnings from this album to the Veda Patasala run by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam board.


M.S.Subbulakshmi And Some Of Her Prominent Performances

A special concert organized in 1944 to raise funds for the Kasturba Memorial Fund founded by Mahatma Gandhi…C.Rajagopalachari,the last governor general of India,personally requested M.S.Subbulakshmi to do this concert for the Mahatma and after this concert,it is believed,the Mahatma became a big fan of M.S.Subbulakshmi.

A concert in 1955 to raise funds for the Kamala Nehru Memorial Hospital, Allahabad.

A concert at Edinburgh,Scotland in the Festival Of Arts,1963.


M.S. Subbulakshmi gave a special concert at the United Nations on the 23rd of October,1966..This historical concert was attended by many eminent and scholarly personalities from all over the world…

A day prior to this concert,it is believed,M.S. Subbulakshmi lost her voice and she could regain it after offering her prayers to His Holiness the Paramacharya of Kanchi…At the end of this concert,M S Subbulakshmi received a tremendous applause from everyone present there..

This concert was scheduled to be held in 1965 but was later canceled due to the Ino-Pak war.


M.S.Subbulakshmi also did a scintillating coast to coast tour in the United States Of America,in 1977,to raise funds for the Hindu temples in New York and Pittsburgh..Thrilled by her stunning performance,audiences,no matter what religion they were from,gave her a standing ovation at every concert.

In the same year she also gave a special performance at one of the world’s oldest and the most prestigious concert venues,the Carnegie Hall of New York ,..

Bouquets And Only Bouquets

Music queen M.S.Subbulakshmi was called the “Nightingale Of India” by Mrs.Sarojini Devi Naiudu.

The one and only Lata Mangeshkar calls M S Subbulakshmi,a “Tapaswini”.

Legendary Hindustani classical vocalist Bade Ghulam Ali Khan of the Patiala gharana termed her “Suswara Lakshmi”.

Another noted Hindustani classical music singer Kishori Amonkar,a renowned performer in the classical genre “Khyal”,calls M.S. Subbulakshmi “The Eighth Note” or “Aathvan Sur”.

PERIOD

Now..Let us come back to the present story..


Crucial Meeting With His Holiness The Paramacharya Of Kanchi

After he was granted private audience by His Holiness the Paramacharya of Kanchi,PVRK Prasad explained Him in detail about his plan of action to offer assistance to music queen M.S. Subbulakshmi (M.S. Amma as she is fondly called by the people of Tamil Nadu,her home state)

After prostrating before the holy Paramacharya,Prasad said “Swamy,after receiving your telegram message about M.S.Amma I was very disturbed…I called for an emergency meeting of the TTD executive board and asked the members to offer suggestions but nothing concrete came out.. With a disturbed mind,the same evening I visited Lord Sri Venkateswara and sought His guidance and blessings in helping M.S.Amma immediately..”

“..As I was coming out of the holy sanctum sanctorum I saw a group of poor singers sitting right in front of the main temple,singing Annamacharya keerthanas in praise of the holy Lord…Not only was I spell bound by their devotional style of singing but was also immensely relieved from that extremely stress filled state I was thus far locked in..”

“..And it was exactly at that moment,a great idea to help M.S.Amma was born in my mind…It was then that I have decided to visit your Holiness and explain in detail – my plan of action..”

As though He knows what Prasad was trying to convey,the holy Kanchi Paramacharya smiled and asked Prasad to continue..

Prasad continued “Centuries ago Saint Annamacharya wrote and composed a number of keerthanas (raaga based devotional songs specially composed for praising the divine qualities of Gods ) on Lord Sri Venkateswara but only a few of them have seen the light of the day..”

“..However your Holiness,there are many more gems,from Annamacharya,still groping in darkness,that need to be brought out now and publicized further..Earlier TTD has done some work in this direction but there’s a lot more that still needs to be done now..”


The Master Plan And The Birth Of A Path Breaking Music Album

Prasad continued “According to my plan of action your Holiness,TTD will now identify a few unknown keerthanas of Annamacharya and I,on behalf of TTD board,shall personally visit M.S.Amma and request her to sing those keerthanas for TTD…So far in her career,M.S.Amma has recorded only Saint Thyagaraja’s keerthanas but has never attempted to sing Annamacharya keerthanas…”

“..That way,am sure,she will be impressed with my proposal and will agree to record those Annamacharya keerthanas for TTD…Later,TTD shall sell these records to millions of those devotees who visit the holy Tirumala every year..”

“..This will not only generate a lot of revenue for TTD but will also help M.S.Amma a great deal by earning her the royalty generated from these sales.. After that,I firmly believe,her family shall never have another such situation to look around for their survival..”

Pleased with what Prasad has said,the ever smiling Kanchi Paramacharya stated.. “Prasad,God expresses Himself in many inexplicable forms and exposes His presence in many mysterious ways..”

“..May be the Lord Sri Venkateswara Himself appeared before you in the form of those poor singers you say you have seen in front of the temple..May be the group itself was an optical illusion created by Him..May be those singers are Gandharvas in human form and sang those Annamacharya keerthanas only for you to give you an idea about what needs to be done for M.S.Amma.”

“..May be you are the only one who has seen them or heard them singing…May be those singers have disappeared after you smiled and left the holy place..Who knows..??? ”

Unable to believe what the Paramacharya was trying to convey,a frozen PVRK Prasad remained speechless as His Holiness continued..

Does The Paramachaya Know About Prasad’s Thoughts And Actions..?? 


“Dear Prasad,everything in this world is part of Nature’s cosmic scheme and every worldly act,whether good or bad,has a divine purpose behind it..Do you think God will keep quite when someone who served Him for decades is suffering from pain..?? Since He cannot present Himself before her,He uses tools like you and me in getting His things done.. God knows His job pretty well, Prasad,so don’t be ignorant and blame Him for anything..”

Still unable to believe what he had just experienced,a visibly shaken PVRK Prasad prostrated himself again before the divine feet of His Holiness the Paramacharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati, who is revered by many in this world as an “AVATAR” (reincarnation) of Lord Siva.

(In fact there are many more miracles of his Holiness the Paramacharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham that deserve a separate write up)

Blessing PVRK Prasad,the smiling Paramacharya said “Your idea is brilliant Prasad…M.S.Subbulakshmi has millions of fans all over the world and they will come running to help her in this hour of crisis..However,M.S Subbulakshmi and Sadasivam are a very reserved couple with an unimaginable degree of high self esteem and honor..”

“..So far they lived life on their own terms and will never accept any unsolicited favor not even from God..So be careful..They should not think you have gone there on a mission to offer them financial assistance.. .And if they smell it they will reject your offer outright..This is a very sensitive matter Prasad and I know you can handle it carefully..Good luck..”

Later things moved in quick succession and it didn’t take much time for PVRK Prasad to get the necessary approvals,for the proposed Annamacharya music album project,from the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Board.

Ramesan,the then chairman of the TTD board was very much pleased with his executive officer’s idea,as he felt it will not only empower the TTD Board to help a legendary divine singer like M.S.Subbulakshmi in time but will also provide a great deal of publicity to many hidden keerthanas of Saint Annamacharya…


One fine morning

Carrying a neatly packed portrait of Lord Sri Venkateswara,PVRK Prasad along with his chairman Ramesan and a couple of other TTD officials went to the small rented house of M.S.Subbulakshmi in Valluvar Kottam,Madras.

First,M.S.Subbulakshmi’s husband Sadasivam came out.

Ramesan handed over the portrait to him and Sadasivam very happily received it with a warm “thank you very much”.

Then PVRK Prasad explained Sadasivam in detail about the reason behind their visit to their house..

Prasad said “Maastaaru,you know pretty well that TTD does quite a lot of promotional activities to promote rich Indian culture and traditional values…Now we want to actively promote many Annamacharya keerthanas that are so far unknown to the world..”

“..Our plan is to bring out a five volume LP records (Long Play microgroove record used for recording sound in analog format for gramophone records in olden days) containing some rare Annamacharya keerthanas…Each volume may have up to ten keerthanas and all in all there may be about fifty keerthanas in the whole album..”

Initially Sadasivam felt very happy with the offer but rejected it outright when he came to know the keerthanas are written in Telugu language.

He said “Our sincere thanks to TTD for coming up with this offer…However Mr.Prasad, you know pretty well that M.S likes to have command over the language she sings in…Though in Telugu,she has still recorded many Thyagaraja keerthanas earlier because she was practicing them since her childhood..”

“..To do the same now at this age will be very difficult for her since she never practiced Annamacharya keerthanas so far in her life..She needs at least one week time to practice one Telugu keerthana and you say there are about fifty keerthanas for which she may almost need an year…At this age of sixty three years it’s not fair to trouble her Mr.Prasad,so,it doesn’t work and TTD needs to excuse us for that..”

As the entire problem came back to square one,Prasad started feeling jittery and nervous…With all the helplessness in this world he gave a very blank look at Lord Sri Venkateswara in the portrait that’s there in front of him..

And it was exactly at that moment….

The Great Music Queen Walked In


Prasad and other TTD officials quickly got up in her honor and greeted her with folded hands…Requesting them to feel comfortable she then looked at the portrait of Lord Sri Venkateswara that;s kept on a small table in front of her ..

What happened later was a scene to be seen to be believed..

With an extremely unimaginable degree of devotion,the music queen immediately picked up the portrait with both her hands; closed her eyes for almost a minute; offered her prayers to her beloved Lord Sri Venkateswara in the portrait and later with tears running down her cheeks,gently placed her head at His holy feet saying in a low tone..

“..“Perumaal,ennai aasirvadhikka ithana dhooram neengale vandhuttela .. ??” (Tamil) (Oh my Lord Venkateswara did you come all the way to bless me)..”

What a voice..?? What a devotion..?? And what a total surrender to her Lord Perumal..?? How did she get it and where did she get it from..?? But why is that hidden pain in the great singer’s voice..?? What happened..?? Is it due to the poor conditions the queen of music was forced to live in for some time..?? Hey Bhagwan,what a painful time for this great devotee..??..

PVRK Prasad who had grown up listening to M.S. Subbulakshmi’s devotional songs could not stand the pathetic scene of his favorite music queen,who in her times of glory walked many Red carpets around the world,now standing in front of him in a simple cotton saree..

He was finding it extremely difficult to control his emotions but a tear drop still emerged at the right corner of his left eye,which he silently erased before someone else noticed it..


In the meantime Sadasivam gave a brief explanation to M.S.Subbulakshmi in Tamil about the Annamacharya music album proposal from TTD..

She immediately said”..It’s a God sent opprtunity for me and am ready to face any hardships to accomplish this task..I have got a chance to offer my services to Perumal and I will not let this opportunity go ..”..

With her firm statement M.S Subbulakshmi brought smiles on everyone’s face there..

After a lot of deliberations it was then decided not to burden the music queen with too much of practice and confine Annamachaya keerthanas only to the first three LP records and then fill the rest of the two records with great Sanskrit literary works of other divine personalities..

Thus according to their revised plan of action the Annamacharya music album shall contain three LP records with rare Annamacharya keerhanas like Brahma kadigina paadamu, Naanaati bratuku naatakamu, Jo Acyutananda Jojo Mukunda, Sri Mannarayana and a few more gems.

The other two LP records shall contain Ganesha Pancharatnam, Madhurashtakam, Gita Govindam, Nama Ramayanam, Hanuman Chalisa, Lakshmi ashtotram, Sri Venkateswara Karavalamba Sthotram, Govindashtakam, Kanakadhara Sthavam, Durga Pancharatnam, Ranganadha Gadyam, Dwadasa Sthotram and Sivashtakam.

After all the discussions related to the music album were over,then came the most crucial phase of finalizing remuneration to the music queen which PVRK Prasad was feeling very nervous about.

Since that was the main motive behind their gathering there,Prasad mustered some courage to initiate the dialogue by saying “Amma,we are all very happy that you have agreed to take up this assignment..May your Perumal’s blessings be with your family forever..Now with your kind permission Ammaa,I would also like to discuss about the remuneration..”..

Prasad has not yet completed the sentence…

The music queen quickly interrupted him saying..”What remuneration..?? No remuneration ..It’s a service to Perumal and am honored to get this offer..Don’t bring money in between..I will not take a single rupee for this work..”

A fully sweat filled Prasad worriedly looked at every one of his colleagues faces ..They were all looking at him,with a visible request in their eyes,to carry their burden too.

Prasad knows pretty well that ” these are the most crucial and sensitive moments the Paramacharya cautioned me about..”


Accomplishment Of The Task

Later,folding his hands and silently offering his prayers to his Lord Sri Venkateswara, Prasad started saying in a very humble tone…

“Amma,I fully agree that you are offering your services to your Perumal and agree that am nobody to come in between you and your Perumal.. Secondly Amma,I also have a very great respect for your feelings and for your devotion towards your Perumal.. However Amma,I have a very humble submission to make and I hope you appreciate and understand me for that..”

M.S.Subbulakshmi was listening to Prasad quietly..

Prasad continued..”Amma,TTD is not going to donate this album free of cost to every devotee visiting Tirupati..In fact TTD is planning to promote this album in a commercial way by selling it across all it’s counters in India and abroad..”

“..This will generate a lot of revenue for TTD and we are only requesting you to take a little amount of money from that as you are legally entitled to receive that.. The holy body of TTD is not in a position to take the services of a great devotee like you free of cost and later be blamed for that..”

As everyone was listening to him,Prasad continued with folded hands..

“Amma,as the executive officer of TTD am also a humble servant of Lord Sri Venkateswara and I will always be answerable to Him for every work done in His organization..I also feel that this album is the design of your Perumal Himself and that is why we are all here today…”

“..Anyways Amma,am like your son and I said what I wanted to say..Please forgive me Ammaa,if you find anything wrong in what I have conveyed..I now leave the decision to you and your Perumal..”

The absolute honesty in Prasad’s emotion filled voice impressed everyone there including the noble couple of M.S.Subbulakshmi and Sadasivam.There was an echoing silence there for about a few minutes with blank faces staring at each other..

Finally the ice was broken as the music queen smiled and agreed with what Prasad said..Prasad looked thankfully at the portrait of Lord Sri Venkateswara that is there in front of him..

After discussing a few more points,the historical meeting concluded on a positive note leaving every one there with utmost satisfaction..

Finally PVRK Prasad shot the million dollar question..

“What should be the title of this Annamacharya music album..??

Prompt came the reply from the music queen..

“Balaji Pancharatnamala”


EPILOGUE

Later HMV recording company entered into an agreement with TTD to market the proposed music album “Balaji Pancharatnamala” and agreed to bear with all it’s recording expenses…

As part of their understanding TTD immediately deposited rupees four lakhs in the name of M.S.Subbulakshmi, two lakhs in the name of Sadasivam and one lakh in the name of their daughter Radha Viswanathan who will also be taking part in the music album project…

This amount will be kept in a fixed deposit and the accrued monthly interest will be going to them as long as they so desire..

Noted Carnatic music Maestro Sr.Nedunuri Krishna Murthy composed the keerthanas and music for this album..

After successfully completing it’s recording in 1980,the devotional music album “Balaji Pancharatnamala” was simultaneously released all over India…

While the first LP was released by the then Honorable President of India Sri.Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy,the second was released by the Prime Minister Smt.Indira Gandhi…

Rest of the three albums were released by the chief ministers and governors in their respective states…The fifth album was released by the Peetadhipathis of various holy Peethams spread all over India.

In the very first year of it’s release the “Balaji Pancharatnamala” album received tremendous response from music lovers all over the world generating a record amount of revenue in sales recovering the entire money invested on it within a short period of time.

This album also went on to break all the previous records in Indian music industry making M.S.Subbulakshmi a household name in India..

In 1998 the government of India honored M.S.Subbulakshmi with the nation’s highest civilian award,the “Bharat Ratna” for revolutionizing devotional classical music in India and also for earning recognition to Indian classical music all over the world..

Unfortunately Sadasivam was not there to witness this once in a life time event as he passed away just a year before that in 1997.

Most of the literary masterpieces by great sages would have remained unknown to the world if they were not given that magical touch by the mellifluous golden voice of music queen,M.S.Subbulakshmi.

Finally on the tenth of December,2004,leaving behind a legacy of devotional classicism and leaving every music fan in an emotional sea of tears and melancholy,music queen M.S.Subbulakshmi left this human world and traveled to the holy abode of her beloved Lord Perumal and remained there,rested in peace,at His divine Lotus feet..


Conclusion

“Puttutayu nijamu,povutayu nijamu… Natta nadi mee pani natakamu..Yetta neduta galadi prapanchamu.. Katta kadapatidhi kaivalyamu.. Naanaati batuku naatakamu..Naatakamu..Naatakamu..” – Saint Annamacharya



Courtesy: http://www.amazingtruelifestories.com/stories-about-god/an-incident-that-earned-m-s-subbulakshmi-the-bharat-ratna/

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