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M. S. Subbulakshmi: Important Topics for UPSC Exams
M. S. Subbulakshmi: Important Topics for UPSC Exams
What
is she famous?
- She was a Carnatic Vocalist and 1st Musician ever to be awarded Bharat Ratna.
- She is the 1st Indian Musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award.
- 2016 was her birth centenary year.
Why in news?
- United Nations had issued a stamp in 2016 to mark her birth centenary.
- She is the 1st Indian to perform in the Iconic U.N Hall in the year 1966.
- India’s mission to the UN also organised a photo exhibition from August
15-19 at the world body’s headquarters to commemorate her birth centenary
which falls on September 16.
