CultureMadras State (Congress era)
M. S. Subbulakshmi sings at the United Nations
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On UN Day 1966, Carnatic vocalist M. S. Subbulakshmi sang at the United Nations General Assembly, the first Indian to do so.
In 1966, on UN Day, the Madurai-born Carnatic singer M. S. Subbulakshmi gave a concert at the United Nations General Assembly. No Indian had performed there before her. The event belonged to a run of overseas appearances that also took in the Edinburgh Festival in 1963 and Carnegie Hall. Honours followed: the Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1968, the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1974 and, later, the Bharat Ratna.
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