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1989-Smt.MS was 73 then. At such advanced age, she had sung a masterpiece of Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan - known as MELA-RAGAMALIKA. It was a single krithi , using all the 72 MK ragas and it ran to slightly more than one hour. HMV had recorded it and released it as casette. compact disc and also as LP record. The above photo is taken on that release function. Kanchi Maha PriyavaL had blessed her effort and commended it that her achievement will last so long as the Sun and Moon exist.
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The picture shows (L-R-seated) Sri.T.T.Vasu ( of Music Academy), Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer , Mrs.Alexander, and Sri.Sadasivam. PCAlexander is greeting Smt.MS .
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