M.S. Subbulakshmi is a rare phenomenon in the history of our country. She is an all-in-one — a great artiste, a philanthropist, a wonderful human being, a cultural ambassador, a rebel in her way and much more. She is the first musician recipient of Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in India.
Ragamala Publication, Mysore, is bringing out a book on the musical journey of M.S. Subbulakshmi. The book is titled ‘Bhuvanada Bhagya MS’ in Kannada. The book has four sections. The first section deals with the childhood of MS narrated in her own words and how the seeds of music were sown into her. Then the historical times and its forces, which have shaped MS and her long spread musical journey.
Second section has articles on the music of MS by musicians of great repute and perceptive critics. This section also has an article on the role of cinema in shaping the music of MS.
Third section consists of exclusive interviews by reputed percussionists and violinists who have accompanied MS. The last section presents the Presidential address of MS on the occasion of receiving the prestigious Sangeetha Kalanidhi Award and her interview by another great musician Vidushi Mani Krishnaswamy. The book has a rich collection of photographs of renowned photographers like Avinsha Pasricha and Raghu Rai.
The book will be released on 15th July, Tuesday, at Veene Seshanna Bhavana in city at 6 pm by V. Ramnarayan, the editor of ‘Sruti,’ India’s premier magazine on performing arts, Chennai. He will also share the memories of his long association with MS. The well-known Kannada writer S. Diwakar will speak on the book, which will be followed by the rendition of some of the favourite kritis of MS by a young talent Uttara Swaminathan of Bangalore, a disciple of Vidushi Jayanthi Kumaresh. The entire programme will be concluded by about 8 pm.
Music-lovers are requested to attend the function in large numbers. They are also requested to encourage editor/publisher T.S. Venugopal by purchasing the released book which will be available at a concessional rate of Rs.100 per copy.
— K. R. Mohan
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / July 14th, 2014