Mysore/Mysuru: Adding one more Study Chair to its belt, the University of Mysore (UoM) will be establishing renowned singer late S.P. Balasubrahmanyam (SPB) Study Chair in April. The multi-lingual acclaimed singer and actor passed away in September last at Chennai. UoM Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar said that the University Syndicate and Academic Councils have…
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations, a musical tribute has been organised for Sangeeta Samrat S.P. Balasubrahmanyam (SPB) and Music Director Rajan by singer Raghavendra Ratnakar on Nov.1 at 4 pm at Aradhya Mahasabha Bhavan on JLB Road. MUDA Chairman H.V. Rajeev, social worker K. Raghuram Vajpayee, Kannada Sahitya Parishat former President Maddikere Gopal,…
Playback singers Rajesh Krishnan, Anuradha Bhat and team perform at Palace Playback singers Rajesh Krishnan and Anuradha Bhat performing at Mysore Palace last evening as part of the ongoing Dasara Cultural Programme where tribute was paid to the legendary playback singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam (SPB) who passed away recently. Drummer B.S. Arun Kumar is also seen….
Matte Haadalilla Kogile… By Dr. Veena Bharathi I consider myself extremely fortunate since I could meet and speak to the legendary singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam (SPB) in 2005 and 2007 in Bengaluru. In 2005, when my husband was working as the CEO of Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital, I had guided the Medical team that…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A legend of music is no more. I really do not know if there is any other adjective to describe someone who has 40,000-plus songs in 14 languages to his credit. Many of these songs were sung free to help a friend in distress too. The pandemic, which…
By Geetha Seetharam Gaana Gandharva Dr. Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam, more known as SPB, is no more with us. I was lucky enough to be in his august presence for more than two hours when I was invited by him to be a judge for ‘Ede Thumbi Haaduvenu’ reality show. He began the show with a…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Hearing the passing away of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (SPB) yesterday left me with a feeling of emptiness. For me, he was not just a musical legend who sang a world record of more than 40,000 songs in 15 languages. He was one of the most compassionate humanists that I have met…
The legendary singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam (SPB) was fond of birds and made it a point to visit Shuka Vana (Parrot Park) at Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram on Ooty Road in Datta Nagar whenever he was in Mysuru. The veteran playback singer had also lent his voice for Bhajans’ cassette of Avadhoota Datta Peetham Founder-Pontiff Sri…
S.P. Balasubrahmanyam (SPB) and Divya Raghavan to perform at KSOU Convocation Hall on Feb.9 Mysuru/Mysore: It is said, “Music touches the hearts where words alone can’t.” And for this reason, Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement’s (SVYM) annual musical event ‘Swaraanubhuthi’ carries the message of ‘compassion and care for fellow humans’ embedded in the soulful voice of…
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