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Pattammal Passes Away

It is indeed sad to lose yet another stalwart of Carnatic music, Pattammal (DKP) She will be missed!

CHENNAI: Her music was known as much for its technical brilliance, as for its emotional appeal. One of the celebrated icons of Indian classical music, D.K. Pattammal, passed away at her residence here on Thursday following a brief illness. She was 90.

Hailed as one of the ‘women trinity’, M.S. Subbulakshmi and M.L. Vasanthakumari were the other two – of Carnatic music, Smt. Pattammal carved a niche for herself, which was marked by an uncompromising adherence to tradition, deep engagement with technical nuances and emphasis on bhava and rakthi. ….Source: Pattammal Passes Away