1. M. S. Subbulakshmi

Preview, buy, and download songs from the album Bhaja Govindam Vishnu Sahasranamam, including 'Introduction by Rajaji', and 'Vishnu Sahasranamam, Pt. English Translation by Ramesh Krishnakumar to the soul stirring rendering by the legendary carnatic singer M.S.Subbulakshmi,, this great composition.

Bhaja Govindam - from the immortal composition of Adi Sankaracharya, 10 verses of this hymn divinely rendedered by MS Subbulakshmi. It is said that Adi Shankaracharya, accompanied by his disciples, was walking along a street in Varanasi one day when he came across an aged scholar teaching the rules of Sanskrit grammar to his students by rote. Taking pity on him, Adi Shankaracharya went up to the scholar and advised him not to waste his time on grammar at his age but to turn his mind to God in worship and adoration, which became the origin for this hymn. Song: Bhaja Govindam Author: Adi Sankaracharya Singer: M S Subbulakshmi Following 10 verses (with English subtitles): bhajagovindaM bhajagovindaM govindaM bhajamuuDhamate. SaMpraapte sannihite kaale nahi nahi rakshati DukR^iJNkaraNe 2 mUDha jahiihi dhanaagamatR^ishhNaaM kuru sadbuddhiM manasi vitR^ishhNaam.h. Yallabhase nijakarmopaattaM vittaM tena vinodaya chittam.h 5 yaavadvittopaarjana saktaH staavannija parivaaro raktaH. Pashchaajjiivati jarjara dehe vaartaaM ko.api na pR^ichchhati gehe 11 maa kuru dhana jana yauvana garvaM harati nimeshhaatkaalaH sarvam.h.

MaayaamayamidamakhilaM hitvaa brahmapadaM tvaM pravisha viditvaa 18 sura ma.ndira taru muula nivaasaH shayyaa bhuutala majinaM vaasaH. Sarva parigraha bhoga tyaagaH kasya sukhaM na karoti viraagaH 20 bhagavad.h giitaa kiJNchidadhiitaa gaNgaa jalalava kaNikaapiitaa. SakRidapi yena muraari samarchaa kriyate tasya yamena na charchaa 21 punarapi jananaM punarapi maraNaM punarapi jananii jaThare shayanam.h.

Iha saMsaare bahudustaare kRipayaa.apaare paahi muraare 27 geyaM gita naama sahasraM dhyeyaM shriipati ruupamajasram.h. NeyaM sajjana saNge chittaM deyaM diinajanaaya cha vittam.h 29 arthamanarthaM bhaavaya nityaM naastitataH sukhaleshaH satyam.h. Putraadapi dhana bhaajaaM bhiitiH sarvatraishhaa vihiaa riitiH 31 gurucharaNaambuja nirbhara bhakataH saMsaaraadachiraadbhava muktaH. Sendriyamaanasa niyamaadevaM drakshyasi nija hRidayasthaM devam.h.

Subbulakshmi Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (also known as M.S.; September 16, 1916 – December 11, 2004) was an Indian singer from,. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the, India's highest civilian honour.

She is the first Indian musician to receive the, often considered Asia's Nobel Prize, in 1974 with the citation reading 'Exacting purists acknowledge Srimati M. Subbulakshmi as the leading exponent of classical and semi-classical songs in the carnatic tradition of South India.'

Contents. Biography Early years Subbulakshmi (Kunjamma to her family) was born on September 16, 1916 in, to player Shanmukavadiver Ammal and Subramania Iyer. Her grandmother Akkammal was a violinist. She started learning at an early age and trained in Carnatic music under the tutelage of and subsequently in under. Her mother, from the community, was a music exponent and a regular stage performer, and Subbulakshmi grew up in an environment very conducive to musical learning. Her musical interests were also shaped by regular interactions with, Mazhavarayanendal Subbarama Bhagavathar and.

Subbulakshmi gave her first public performance, at the age of eleven, in the year 1927, in the 100 pillar hall inside the Temple,; with Mysore Chowdiah on the violin and Dakshinamurthy Pillai on the. This was organised by the based leader. Move to Madras In 1936 Subbulakshmi moved to (now Chennai). She also made her film debut in in 1938.

Her debut to the world of cinema was again opposite: who had introduced her as a child prodigy to the world of Carnatic music a decade earlier, in. Musical style and performance. Subbulakshmi (left) with S. Varalakshmi in (1938) Singing career M.S. Subbulakshmi began her Carnatic classical music training under her mother Shanmugavadivu; and later in Hindustani classical training under Pandit Narayan Rao Vyas.

Subbulakshmi first recording was released when she was 10 years old. Subbulakshmi gave her first performance at the prestigious in 1929, when she was 13 years old. The performance consisted of singing (Hindu hymns). The academy was known for its discriminating selection process, and they broke tradition by inviting a young girl as a key performer. Her performance was described as spellbinding and earned her many admirers and the of musical genius from critics. Soon after her debut performances, Subbulakshmi became one of the leading Carnatic vocalists. By the age of seventeen, Subbulakshmi was giving concerts on her own, including major performances at the.

She travelled to London, New York, Canada, the Far East, and other places as India's cultural ambassador. Her concerts at.

Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama in 1963., New York; the on UN day in 1966., London in 1982. Festival of India in Moscow in 1987 were significant landmarks in her career.

In 1969 she was accompanied by Indian Railways Advisor SN Venkata Rao to Rameshwaram, where she famously sang several songs in front of each idol in the Rameshwaram temple. After the death of her husband in 1997, she stopped all her public performances. Also acted in a few films in her youth. Her first movie, was released on 2 May 1938. Was the lead actor, opposite Subbulakshmi, in this film, directed. It was a critical and commercial success. Favourably reviewed the film on 8 May 1938: “ We should always expect something from Subramaniam's direction – for instance depiction of social ills.

If we have to say only two words about this talkie based on Premchand's story it is – Go see (it). ” Sevasadanam is one of the early Tamil films to be set in a contemporary social setting and to advocate reformist social policies. The film is an adapted version of 's novel. The veteran Marxist leader, has described Sevasadanam as an 'unusual film' for choosing the subject of marriages between young girls and old men (which had social sanction). According to him, the film successfully broughtout the 'sufferings of the girl' (acted by M.S.) and the 'mental agony of the aged husband'.(acted by F.G.Natesa Iyer).Tamil film critic and historian Aranthai Narayanan observes in his book Thamizh Cinemavin Kathai (The Story of Tamil Cinema) that 'Seva Sadhanam proved a turning point in the history of Tamil cinema.

In the climax, the aged husband, now a totally changed man, was shown as casting aside with utter contempt his 'sacred thread', which symbolises his Brahmin superiority. It came as a stunning blow to the then Brahmin orthodoxy.' MS Subbulakshmi also played the male role of in 'Savitri' (1941) to raise money for launching, her husband's nationalist Tamil weekly.

Her title role of the saint-poetess in the eponymous 1945 gave her national prominence. This movie was re-made in Hindi in 1947. Year Film Language Role Co-Star Director Music Banner 1938 Sumathi Madras United Artists Corporation 1940 Tamil, Thuraiyur Rajagopala Sarma & Kamaldas Gupta 1941 Savithiri Tamil, Papanasam Sivan Royal Talkie Distributors 1945 Tamil Chandraprabha Cinetone 1947 Meerabai Chandraprabha Cinetone Awards and honours Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had this to say about M.S.

Subbulakshmi- 'Who am I, a mere Prime Minister before a Queen, a Queen of Music'. While called her Tapaswini (the Renunciate), termed her Suswaralakshmi (the goddess of the perfect note), and labelled her the ultimate eighth note or Aathuvaan Sur, which is above the seven notes basic to all music. The great national leader and poet Sarojini Naidu called her 'Nightingale of India'.

Her many famous renditions of include the chanting of, (1000 names of ), and the (musical hymns to awaken Lord Balaji early in the morning). She was widely honoured, praised and awarded. Some of the popular ones include:. in 1954. in 1956. in 1968. (often considered Asia's Nobel Prize) in 1974.

in 1975. in 1975 by The Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai. in 1988.

Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration in 1990. in 1998 She was honoured as a resident artist Asthana Vidhwan of. Tirupati Urban Development Authority (TUDA) has installed a bronze statue of M.S. Subbulakshmi at the Poornakumbham circle in the temple town.

It was unveiled by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister on 28 May 2006. The Kancheepuram Saree shade known as MS Blue was named after her by the well known Congress party member and philanthropist, Sri Muthu Chettiyar when they met at the residence of Sri R. Aiyadurai and Smt. Thangam Aiyadurai at Lady Desikachari Road, Madras, who were close friends of MS and Sadasivam. A commemorative postage stamp on her was issued on 18-December-2005. United Nations decided to issue stamp to mark birth centenary M.S. Subbulakshmi, She was bestowed with enormous prize moneys with these awards, most of which she donated to charity.

She has given more than 200 charity concerts and raised well over Rs. She was awarded honorary degrees from several Universities.

She was an ardent devotee of and she rendered his composition Maithreem Bhajatha (O World! Cultivate peace) in her concert at the UN in 1966. She made a 20-minute recording of Venkatesa Suprabhatam for HMV, the royalty from which goes to the Veda Patasala run by the Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam. She donated many of the royalties on several best sold records to many charity organisations. 12 December 2004. Archived from on 8 July 2015. Clare Arthurs (25 July 2000).

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Further reading. M.S.

Subbulaksmi, the Voice Divine (79 pages) by V. MS – A Life in Music,. 2004, HarperCollins. Gowri Ramnarayan (18–31 Dec 2004), vol. 21 no. 26, archived from on 29 November 2009.

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