# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/m-s-subbulakshmi
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:19:09.047Z

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name: "M. S. Subbulakshmi"
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description: "Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi was an Indian Carnatic singer. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour and also the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award in 1974. She was the first Indian to perform at the United Nations General Assembly in 1966."
tagline: "Indian Carnatic classical vocalist (1916–2004)"
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birthDate: "1916-09-16"
deathDate: "2004-12-11"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump