M. S. Subbulakshmi

Summary

M. S. Subbulakshmi is a human^[1]. She was born in Madurai^[2]. She was born on September 16, 1916^[3]. She died in Chennai^[4]. She died on December 11, 2004^[5]. She worked as a singer^[6] and film actor^[7]. She ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,627 views/month, #6,608 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Madurai^[2], M. S. Subbulakshmi…
• M. S. Subbulakshmi died in Chennai^[4].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi was born on September 16, 1916^[3].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi died on December 11, 2004^[5].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi's mother was Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Ammal^[9].
• Among M. S. Subbulakshmi's spouses was Kalki Sadasivam^[10].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi held citizenship in British Raj^[11].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi held citizenship in India^[12].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi held citizenship in Dominion of India^[13].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi worked as a singer^[6].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi worked as a film actor^[7].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award^[14].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi received the Ramon Magsaysay Award^[15].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi received the Padma Bhushan^[16].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi received the Bharat Ratna^[17].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi received the Padma Vibhushan^[18].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi's religion is recorded as Hinduism^[19].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi is recorded as female^[20].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi's genre is Carnatic music^[22].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi's Commons category is recorded as M. S. Subbulakshmi^[23].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi's instrument is recorded as voice^[24].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Tamil^[25].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Gujarati^[26].
• M. S. Subbulakshmi's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ta', 'text': 'மதுரை சண்முகவடிவு சுப்புலட்சுமி'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: IN^[29]

• Began / founded: 1916-09-16^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2004-12-11^[31]

• Genre(s): carnatic classical, hindustani classical^[32]

• Community tags: bhajans, carnatic, carnatic classical, carnatic vocalists, hindustani classical, spirituality^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 613361fb-24bd-4bc9-ad63-85ac5bc79156^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Madurai^[2], M. S. Subbulakshmi… she was born on September 16, 1916^[3]. Her mother was Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Ammal^[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6] and film actor^[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award^[14], an award^[35], in India^[36]; Ramon Magsaysay Award^[15], an award^[37], in Philippines^[38], founded in 1958^[39]; Padma Bhushan^[16], a civil decoration^[40], in India^[41], founded in 1954^[42]; Bharat Ratna^[17], a civil decoration^[43], in India^[44], founded in 1954^[45]; and Padma Vibhushan^[18], an award^[46], in India^[47], founded in 1954^[48].

Personal Life

M. S. Subbulakshmi was married to Kalki Sadasivam^[10]. Her religion is recorded as Hinduism^[19].

Death and Burial

M. S. Subbulakshmi died on December 11, 2004^[5]. She died in Chennai^[4].

Why It Matters

M. S. Subbulakshmi ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,627 views/month, #6,608 of 1,000,298).^[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] She is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

FAQs

Where was M. S. Subbulakshmi born?

M. S. Subbulakshmi was born in Madurai^[2].

Where did M. S. Subbulakshmi die?

M. S. Subbulakshmi passed away in Chennai^[4].

Who were M. S. Subbulakshmi's parents?

M. S. Subbulakshmi's mother was Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Ammal^[9].

Who was M. S. Subbulakshmi married to?

M. S. Subbulakshmi's spouses include Kalki Sadasivam^[10].

What did M. S. Subbulakshmi do for work?

M. S. Subbulakshmi worked as singer^[6] and film actor^[7].

What awards did M. S. Subbulakshmi receive?

Honors received include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award^[14], Ramon Magsaysay Award^[15], Padma Bhushan^[16], and Bharat Ratna^[17].