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Portrait or photograph of M. S. Subbulakshmi: M. S. Subbulakshmi (September 16, 1916 – December 11, 2004), an Indian Carnatic singer, actress from Madurai, Tami

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M. S. Subbulakshmi

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring M. S. Subbulakshmi, remembered for Carnatic music, Vocal performance, Indian classical music.

1916 - 2004Chennai, India
Portrait or photograph of M. S. Subbulakshmi: M. S. Subbulakshmi
M. S. Subbulakshmi Saregama Carnatic, YouTube – View/save archived versions on archive.org, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Why M. S. Subbulakshmi Is Remembered

M. S. Subbulakshmi is remembered for carnatic music, vocal performance, indian classical music. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to M. S. Subbulakshmi.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Chennai, India is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to M. S. Subbulakshmi's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi was an Indian Carnatic singer. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, and also the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award in 1974. She was the first Indian to perform at the United Nations General Assembly in 1966.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

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Portrait or photograph of M. S. Subbulakshmi: M. S. Subbulakshmi

M. S. Subbulakshmi

Saregama Carnatic, YouTube – View/save archived versions on archive.org, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of M. S. Subbulakshmi: M. S. Subbulakshmi being awarded by Governor of Madras, Sri Prakasa, in March 1955 at an event in Raj Bhavan

M. S. Subbulakshmi being awarded by Governor of Madras, Sri Prakasa, in March 1955 at an event in Raj Bhavan

Unknown author Unknown author, https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/m-s-subbulakshmi-turns-100/article7657256.ece, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of M. S. Subbulakshmi: This is a picture of M. S. Subbulakshmi released as part of the publicity for the movie Meera (1945). The picture

This is a picture of M. S. Subbulakshmi released as part of the publicity for the movie Meera (1945). The picture was first printed in 1944, and its copyright has therefore expired

Chandraprabha Cinetone, Meera, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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