M&l vasanthakumari biography

M.L.Vasanthakumari,  popularly refered to as MLV was a vidushi of outstanding merit. The initials MLV could be an acronym for her  Melody, Laya and Vidwat.  Surely, she was great in all these aspects of carnatic music.

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Endowed with a melodious voice, MLV was a much sought after musician. She could appeal to all sections of  rasikas. She could very easily render an elaborate ragam-tanam-pallavi in uncommon talam with an unusual eduppu,  sing  kritis set in two kalai talam  or  regale her audience with popular and semiclassical songs.

MLV was the daughter of  Smt.Lalithangi and Sri.Kuthanur Ayyaswami Iyer-both musicians.

M&l vasanthakumari biography

Her mother,Lalithangi was a concert  performer. Having grown in this ambience, MLV used to give vocal support to her mother as a young teenager.   Naturally, MLV had the initial training from her mother and later from  G.N.Balasubramaniam, (GNB).

MLV imbibed some of