The MS I Knew

“M.S. Subbulakshmi was a simple woman with divinity in her voice” Pandit Ravi Shankar

In the foreword for the book MS & Radha by Gowri Ramnarayan,
Pandit Ravi Shankar wrote about meeting MS for the first time :
“met her for the first time after my first solo recital at the Madras Music Academy in end December 1949. It was  a most thrilling experience to see her sitting in the front row along with all the senior, great musicians. I heard her, during that same period and many more times in several parts of the world. I became an ardent fan of hers like millions of others.”
Read more

Slide2

Read the article originally published in the Hindu  : Moment of pride for all Indians 

“The day was October 23. MS held the distinguished audience in thrall.”

Link to UN Website  with photos –“UN Day Concert in 1966”

“Madame M.S. Subbulakshmi, one of India’s most eminent musicians, gave a recital of Indian songs today in the General Assembly Hall, as part of a 1966 United Nations Day (24 October) celebrations.”

MSS Tribute website – Link to the brochure  prepared in conjunction with M.S.Subbulakshmi’s 1966 concert tour of  Europe and North America which included the concert for the United Nations General Assembly