Smt. T. Mukta is no more!

ramanathan · Post by **ramanathan** » 11 Mar 2007, 09:28

Veteran vocalist Sangita Kala Acharya Smt. T. Mukta passed away this morning in Chennai. May her soul rest in peace!

chalanata · Post by **chalanata** » 11 Mar 2007, 09:43

a great era has come to an end! may her soul rest in peace!

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 11 Mar 2007, 09:49

Oh, that is very sad to hear the news about this legend in Carnatic Music. May her soul rest in peace!!

meena · Post by **meena** » 11 Mar 2007, 09:54

Indeed a great loss.

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 11 Mar 2007, 10:00

http://www.badongo.com/file/2433321

May her Soul rest in Peace

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 11 Mar 2007, 10:04

I tried to find a comprehensive biography of Smt. T. Muktha but could not. If anyone can find it, please post.

meena · Post by **meena** » 11 Mar 2007, 10:09

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Ashwin · Post by **Ashwin** » 11 Mar 2007, 10:37

What a great loss - there will be none like her, no school like theirs. May her soul rest in peace, reunited with Brindamma, bringing music to the Gods.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 11 Mar 2007, 11:13

Another stalwart gone to the heavenly abode!
She is now part of our glorious CM History!
RIP

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 11 Mar 2007, 11:20

A great loss of one of the last living legends... my condolences.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 11 Mar 2007, 11:30

Like others from that musical treasure house, she is gone, but the heritage would stay on.

coimbatorerasigan · Post by **coimbatorerasigan** » 11 Mar 2007, 11:52

She suffered from the most unfair of comparisons....right from a young age. Yet, she rose above everything and above so many in her field with her dignity and reputation enhanced...something we can all perhaps learn from. The passing away of such a person is indeed a great loss - her's is the greatest generation of them all, and she was one of so few left.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 11 Mar 2007, 14:22

A great loss. The Gods will now savour her sweet music.

Ahiri · Post by **Ahiri** » 11 Mar 2007, 14:50

Our teacher made us listen to their renditions often , pointing out how they handled nuances .
They opened my ears to sowkyam .

May her soul rest in peace.

bala747 · Post by **bala747** » 11 Mar 2007, 16:31

A loss far greater than any of us can imagine, for their bhani was so unique... A great treasure trove of music has been lost and we're left with just a few gems of that treasure.

Words fail me at this moment.

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 11 Mar 2007, 16:33

I'm reminded of Muktamma's "Ninnujoochi naalugu aidu...... nelalaaye... muvvagopala.." His devotee's call has been answered. Perhaps she is now singing for Him.

kalgada78 · Post by **kalgada78** » 11 Mar 2007, 18:48

Indeed a great loss to the CM world..May her soul rest in peace.

kamavardhani · Post by **kamavardhani** » 11 Mar 2007, 20:58

May she rest peacefully!

PS - Just heard a lovely padam in Ghanta, rendered by her, put up on the Carnatica website as a tribute. It's priceless.

ksrimech · Post by **ksrimech** » 12 Mar 2007, 03:19

We have indeed lost a true ratnam. May her soul rest in peace.

meena · Post by **meena** » 12 Mar 2007, 08:31

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rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 12 Mar 2007, 18:19

May her Soul Rest in Peace!

sramaswamy · Post by **sramaswamy** » 12 Mar 2007, 21:32

From the link Meena gave

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/ms/2 ... 070300.htm

How humble and accepting we find her in the conversation! Ready to say "I am not that brillinat". If that is the case what about rest of the people. Students who learnt from her are truly blessed.

Great noble soul indeed

SSK · Post by **SSK** » 12 Mar 2007, 22:37

A great and a humble soul. I only hope that the current generation of artists see the value of her music, and more so the humbleness that exists in some artists of Smt. Muktha's generation. I am sure she will be remembered for vilambha kala singing rich with bhava. Much like other legends and senior vidwans of 19 th century, Smt. Muktha will always be with us and our kids, through her contribution to vocal music.

jayaram · Post by **jayaram** » 12 Mar 2007, 22:51

Truly great people like Muktamma are genuinely humble. Their humility is not affected; rather, it is the result of their realization that music is an ocean and each one of us can fathom only a small portion of it in our lifetimes. The following quote about Einstein where he talks about the universe applies equally to our great souls in music, one such being Muktamma.
"Einstein taught the greatest humility of all: that we are but a speck in an unfathomably large universe. The more we gain insight into its mysterious forces, cosmic and atomic, the more reason we have to be humble. And the more we harness the huge power of these forces, the more such humility becomes an imperative."
http://www.time.com/time/time100/poc/ma ... why4i.html

May this great lady's life and music serve as an example for all of us.

vidyaarthi · Post by **vidyaarthi** » 12 Mar 2007, 23:34

In the temple of Music,the Gopurams are there,the sculptures are there,the pillars are there but the Deities are missing one by one.
Mukthamma is certainly one of them.
May her ideal of Absolute music keep guiding us for ever.

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 13 Mar 2007, 02:13

May her soul rest in peace! Their style was indeed very unique and seemed to have many subtle intricacies - truly special!

Arun

bala747 · Post by **bala747** » 13 Mar 2007, 12:00

I was surprised in a sense how upset I was over the passing away of T Mukta. I think in my family I am the only person who really enjoyed Brinda-Mukta, while the rest preferred GNB, SSI, and the rest (although they would listen to the duo, they weren't particular fans of them). In fact I only heard a lot of their concerts in the last few years. The one song of theirs that I had heard before, Chetasri Balakrishnam, I remember did not impress me too much (this was 12 years ago).

I was awed by their mastery of certain krithis and perfect renditions, without too many flashy stuff. Their lovely purvikalyani with Ekkalatthilum still lingers in my memory, and one of the few instances where Muktamma sang a few lines of neraval and swarams. Her voice was sweet and perfectly suited for the high octaves while her elder sister's 'saareeram' took the lower octaves. Great blend. Others have sung more sangathis, some have presented more elaborate neravals but their music was something bigger. It had the mark of pure class that went beyond how many swaras one could squeeze in an interval of time or how many patterns of rehearsed swarams could one effectively memorise and render.

It also struck me that her passing away meant the passing on of one of the last great 'pure' bhanis. That is what upset me so much more.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 13 Mar 2007, 16:58

End of an era and perhaps one of the purest lineages in Indian music. My condolences.

sangeetarasikan · Post by **sangeetarasikan** » 13 Mar 2007, 19:25

I attended her Cleveland concert in 2002. Her jolly and natural manner while singing showed the how it had become second nature to her. Her demise is certainly a mammoth loss to CM. May her soul rest in peace.

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 14 Mar 2007, 00:52

Mukta has merged with her music by attaining nirakaratvam... my condolences.

meena · Post by **meena** » 16 Mar 2007, 03:44

She enriched the Dhanammal legacy: Mukta ably supported Brinda but retained her identity by adding fresh interpretations.
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mahesh_narayan · Post by **mahesh_narayan** » 19 Mar 2007, 20:48

My condolences at the loss of this great reservoir of kritis and padams. Luckily, we have artistes who trained under her and can carry her repertoire forward, so they are not lost.

meena · Post by **meena** » 30 Mar 2007, 23:39

Muktamma â€“ A Gem of a Musician, a tribute by Sumathi Krishnan who shares her memories of interaction with vocalist T. Mukta
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