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Interesting information I read today.
There lived a music prodigy from Madurai in late 1800sand early 1900s by name Pushpavanam Iyer.
He lived for just 28 years. He had such voice culture and musical brilliance that concert organizers paid him double normal rates to book him
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There lived a music prodigy from Madurai in late 1800sand early 1900s by name Pushpavanam Iyer.
He lived for just 28 years. He had such voice culture and musical brilliance that concert organizers paid him double normal rates to book him
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Later years stalwarts like Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer used to compare GNB to Pushpavanam Iyer.
Pushpavanam Iyer had a daughter Rajam who was again a Child prodigy in music. She at the age of 21 bought a house for 4950 in Mylapore.She had a fleet of cars and drive hersel
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Pushpavanam Iyer had a daughter Rajam who was again a Child prodigy in music. She at the age of 21 bought a house for 4950 in Mylapore.She had a fleet of cars and drive hersel
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This was before 1940.
Due to her son's death during one of her concerts when she was away she stopped singing.
And here is most interesting thing. Pushpavanam Iyer is believed to have fathered another musical prodigy, though it can't be verified.
Her name was M.S. Subbulakshmi
Due to her son's death during one of her concerts when she was away she stopped singing.
And here is most interesting thing. Pushpavanam Iyer is believed to have fathered another musical prodigy, though it can't be verified.
Her name was M.S. Subbulakshmi
And Pushpavanam Iyer was also the uncle of Madurai Mani Iyer. And Grand uncle of TVS.
What a family!
What kind of boons that man Pushpavanam Iyer must have got from God to produce so many prodigies with himself being one such.
What a family of musicians!
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What a family!
What kind of boons that man Pushpavanam Iyer must have got from God to produce so many prodigies with himself being one such.
What a family of musicians!
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