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M. S. Subbulakshmi[16 September 1916 - 11 December 2004], also known as M. S. , was a renowned Carnatic vocalist. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor. She is the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award, Asia's highest civilian award, in 1974 with the citation reading "Exacting purists acknowledge Srimati M. S. Subbulakshmi as the leading exponent of classical and semi-classical songs in the Karnataka tradition of South India.

Because she is a well known vocal music artist.

She is also the first musician to receive padma bhushan.

Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi, also known as M.S. , was a Carnatic vocalist.

She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.

She was a Vocalist.

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M. S. Subbulakshmi played Veena.