The Venkatesa Suprabhatam is a famous morning prayer to wake up god Vishnu. In the last century, MS Subbalakshmi immortalised it. This book gives us a close reading of the text, the historical and ...

When a prayer becomes a way of life, it can no longer be seen as prayer alone. That-s the effect MS Subbulakshmi has had on many Indians, ever since she recorded the 20-minute-long morning hymn, ...

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How did an unusual morning greeting by a teacher to his pupil become one of the most popular prayer songs in India? Venkatesa Suprabhatam – The Story of India’s Most Popular Prayer (Westland ...

For much of south India, mornings are synonymous with the suprabhatam, and MS is revered almost as highly as the deity she invokes. Her recording, also featuring her daughter Radha Viswanathan, has no ...

Gayathri Venkataraghavan recalls her fondest memories of the iconic singer MS Subbulakshmi Singer Gayathri Venkataraghavan recalls her fondest memories of the iconic singer MS Subbulakshmi, whose ...

Tirupati:During Dhanurmasam, the daily Suprabhatam ritual at the Srivari temple in Tirumala will be replaced by the recitation of the traditional Thiruppavai from Tuesday. The month-long ritual will ...

When Amazon’s voice-controlled virtual assistant device Alexa was launched in India a year ago, some commands or questions with a distinctly ‘local’ flavour would leave ‘her’ flummoxed. Queries such ...

Tirumala: Suprabhatam will be re-introduced at the temple of Lord Venkateswara from January 15. The wake up ritual which is observed inside the temple during the early hours every day was suspended on ...

After a long gap of six years, denizens of the temple city will now wake up to mellifluous morning raaga of Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatam via All India Radio’s (Tirupati) FM. The initiative was pursued ...