Tag: KB Sundarambal
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When #LataMangeshkar was moved by KB Sundarambal’s virtuosity
When Lata Mangeshkar was floored by KB Sundarambal’s music – a look at some of the great interactions between Carnatic musicians and the nightingale
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The Balamurugan who gave sutta pazham
One of the abiding memories of Gemini’s Avvaiyar is the sutta pazham episode. This is a tribute to PN Kumar who played the role of Balamurugan in it.
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(Not) starring MSS & KBS
An intriguing tale on how two legends, MS Subbulakshmi and KB Sundarambal almost acted together in a film.
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Wellington – the theatre off Mount Road
Remembering Wellington, the theatre just off Mount Road
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A House Called Chintamani
Recalling the history of the Sastry clan that once resided at Chintamani, Edward Elliots Road/Dr RK Salai
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Sundara – A Lost Chennai Landmark
With the demolition of S Satyamurti’s residence in T Nagar, yet another piece of history vanishes.
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When Madras first voted
Remembering the 1937 elections to the Madras Legislative Assembly, the first somewhat ‘mass-based’ polls that our city experienced.
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Why not KB Sundarambal Road?
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3855473.ece
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December Music Season 2011 – Fact # 20
While it is known that the Music Academy honoured women with the Sangita Kalanidhi from 1968 (first recipient M.S. Subbulakshmi), The Indian Fine Arts Society began recognising women in the 1930s itself. In 1936, it awarded the Harikatha Marga Prasanga Darshini to C. Saraswathi Bai. Then the Tamil Isai Sangam presented the Isai Perarignar to…
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Palani as a shrine for music
Palani is a hallowed kshetra, being one of the Arupadaiveedu- the six sacred shrines associated with Muruga/Karthikeya/Subrahmanya. This is a hill temple, located on the eponymous hillock, which stands 1500 feet over sea level. Palani is also known as Tiruavinankudi because of the town of the same name located at the foot of the hill.…
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