MS Subbulakshmi Foundation,
Associated with Sree Krishna natya Sangeetha Academy
(Sree Krishna Chaithanya Charble Society)
Reg.No. T917/04, Varkala.P.O,Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala.
Pin - 695141
Phone : 0470 2605780 Mob: 9846081488
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The M.S. Subbulakshmi Foundation was established in the cultural town of Varkala in 2005 with the mission of keeping the cherished memories of the great music wizard and fine human being alive for ever.True to this spirit,the Foundation organizes a number of cultural ventures and events in arenas near and dear to M.S Amma.One such programme is the one-week Festival of Music, M.S. Sangeetholsav, organized every year.In this festive event ,veterans in Carnatic Music present their concerts , enthralling the hearts of hundreds of music lovers who assemble each day at the venue of the musical feast.Another cultural forum instituted by the Foundation is the M.S. Subbulakshmi International Music Club,a cllective of music lovers, which provides a permanent platform for exhibiting and developing the musical talents of the fans of music.The music forum is materialising the dictum that music brings people together since it's embedded in all of us.Every year the Foundation celeberates its Annual Day in a grand way to commemorate the great contributions of MS Amma in a befitting manner.A major element of the event is the honour extended out to the great personalities who excelled in areas close to the heart of M.S Amma.Thus M.S Puraskars are awarded to luminaries in the fields of music,cenema,drama, journalism,visual media, social service etc.It is followed by a musical and dance performance of the students of Sree krishna natya Sangeet Academy , which took the initiative to establish the M.S. Subbulakshmi Foundation.
Several Musical programs, Award nights are conducted at varkala by MSSubbulakshmi Foundation
Situated at Varkala, classical music dance classes are conducted and also several cutural programs and awars nights are conducted
Classical Musician
Date of Birth: 16 September 1916
Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi was an Indian Carnatic singer from Madurai, Tamil Nadu. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. She is the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award, often considered Asia's Nobel Prize, in 1974 with the citation reading "Exacting purists acknowledge Srimati M. S. Subbulakshmi as the leading exponent of classical and semi-classical songs in the carnatic tradition of South India. She was the First Indian who performed in United Nations General Assembly in 1966.
Classical Vocalist
Popular Awards MS Subbulakshmi Honoured
Padma Bhushan in 1954*Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1956*Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1968*Ramon Magsaysay award (often considered Asia's Nobel Prize) in 1974*Padma Vibhushan in 1975*Sangeetha Kalasikhamani in 1975 by The Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai*Kalidas Samman in 1988*Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration in 1990*Bharat Ratna in 1998
M S Subbulakshmi Awards, instituted by Varkala Sreekrishna Natya Sangeeta Academy and the M S Subbulakshmi Foundation. MS Subbulakshmi sangeetholsav conducted at Varkala, Trivandrum every year.
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