H.Y. Sharda Prasad quoted here.Guha, Ramachandra (2001), An Anthropologist Among the Marxists and Other Essays, page: 168, publisher: Orient Blackswan, ISBN: 978-81-7824-001-5
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M.S. had long ago been anointed Bharat Ratna by the people of India, with her art recognised and cherished by anyone with a modicum of cultural intelligence
— H.Y. Sharda Prasad
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About M. S. Subbulakshmi
Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (September 16, 1916 – December 11, 2004) 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.
About M. S. Subbulakshmi
Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (September 16, 1916 – December 11, 2004) 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.
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