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| name = Kunnakudi Subbalakshmi<br />
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| birth_place = [[Kunnakudi]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|3|21|1931|4|24|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
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| genre = [[classical music|Classical]] [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]]<br />
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'''Kunnakudi Subbalakshmi''' (24 April 1931 – 21 March 2010) was a vocal [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] singer and elder sister of eminent violinist [[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
She was born in [[Kunnakudi]] in the temple town of [[Lord Murugan]] in the Southern Indian State of [[Tamil Nadu]] under the [[Madras Presidency]]. <br />
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Her parents were Sri Ramaswamy Sastri and Smt. Meenakshi. Her father was an scholar in [[Sanskrit]] and [[tamil language|Tamil]]. He was also a composer of [[Carnatic Music]] and Kathakalakshepam. Subbalakshmi. She learned [[Carnatic music|South Indian Classical Music]] from her father at a young age.<br />
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==Career==<br />
Subbalakshmi started giving concerts accompanied by her younger sister Sundaralakshmi and [[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]]. Sundaralakshmi died as a child. Subbalakshmi started giving solo vocal concerts in [[Karaikudi]] and [[Kunnakudi]]. <br />
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She married S. C. Natesan (from a [[Brahmin]] [[Iyer]] family) at age 19. He was in the army so they moved frequently, which led Subbalakshmi to perform concerts through [[All India Radio]]. Natesan was transferred to [[Delhi]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Pune]], [[Ahmednagar]]. Subbalakshmi performed at Radio Centers in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] and [[Delhi]]. After that, her husband was transferred to [[Ahmednagar]], in the state of [[Maharashtra]] where he remained for 20 years. Subbalakshmi could not portray her talent due to financial conditions.<br />
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The couple had three daughters, Padmini, Lalitha and Rajeshwari. The financial conditions of the family were worse and in 1984. Natesan was transferred to [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] where he worked for AOC and retired. Subbalakshmi then performed at [[All India Radio]] for 10 years. The couple stayed at Sitaphal Mandi near [[Secunderabad]] and started teaching music.<br />
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The couple then shifted to [[Sainikpuri]] in 2002. Natesan died on 21 June 2003 at age 83. Subbalakshmi continue teaching. She performed various concerts on [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]], [[Doordarshan]] and [[Jaya TV]]. She performed live concerts at [[Bangalore]] during the Ramanavami Festival in 2009. She also performed at [[Chikkadpally|Chikadpally]] in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Machilipatnam]] and [[Coimbatore]]. She attended the [[Tyagaraja Aradhana]] conducted at [[Thanjavur]] for 25 years conducted by her brother [[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]]. <br />
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She knew more than 2500 Keerthanas written by [[Tyagaraja]], MuthuSwamy Dikshitar, Sama Sastri. She also knew many Keerthanas written by her father.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Strung-together/article15938238.ece|title=Strung together|date=2009-05-08|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-18|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Sangeetha Ksheerasagaram and Thyagaraya Gana Sabha jointly organized a 5-day music festival at Sabha's venue in 2005 in memory of Uppalapati Ankaiah, a Sangeetha Vidwan. Veteran percussionists were engaged.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/09/09/stories/2005090902360300.htm Hinduonline]</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
She was awarded the [[Kalaimamani]] award by the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] in 2005.<br />
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==Death==<br />
Subbalakshmi died at 2:10 AM on 21 March 2010 at a hospital in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]].<br />
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