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Inspiring Women - the story of M.S. Subbulakshmi, among the most talented and respected Indian classical singers
Popularly known as ‘M.S.’, M.S. Subbulakshmi went from humble beginnings in Madurai to a leading exponent of Carnatic music.
Her musical journey began at the tender age of 13. At 17, with her first public performance, she broke into a hitherto male bastion.
M.S.’ forte was devotional singing – ‘Bhaja Govindam’, ‘Venkateshwara Suprabhatam’, ‘Vishnu Sahasranamam’ among her more famous numbers. She was legendary for her sublime and flawless voice, as for her memorable performance in the film Meera.
M.S. has many firsts to her credit – the first musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour, and the first Indian musician to be conferred the Ramon Magsaysay Award.
Why we find M.S inspiring
– Because she put Carnatic music on the world map
– Because her music seemed to flow from her soul
– Because every morning, South India still wakes up to her Venkateshwara Suprabhatam
– Because she was a great philanthropist
– Because, despite her large-than-life fame, she stayed humble and approachable
Pic credit: http://www.sangeethapriya.org/tributes/mss/M-S-Subbulakshmi.jpg
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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