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M.S. Subbulakshmi
Born Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi
1916–2004
About M.S. Subbulakshmi
The queen of Carnatic music and the first musician to receive India's Bharat Ratna. M.S. Subbulakshmi's renditions of devotional songs like Bhaja Govindam and Suprabhatam are considered definitive. She performed at the United Nations General Assembly in 1966, bringing South Indian classical music to a world audience.