Subbudu
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Subbudu | |
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Born | P. V. Subramaniam 27 March 1917[1] |
Died | March 29, 2007[2] | (aged 90)
Occupation | critic |
P. V. Subramaniam popularly known as Subbudu (27 March 1917 – 29 March 2007) was an Indian dance and music critic.
Early life
Subbudu was born in a
Music and Dance Critic
In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Subbudu's acerbic wit and deep knowledge of music made many readers look forward to his views. But he also made many enemies. A board saying "Dogs and Subbudu not allowed," was hung outside the Madras Music Academy in Chennai during the 1980s. An example of his commenting is what Subbudu said about the doyen of Carnatic Music, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer: "Even the dreaded Emergency has come to an end, but there seems to be no end of Semmangudi". Madras Music Academy convened an emergency meeting to condemn Subbudu and reaffirm their faith in the greatness of Semmangudi. He was no mere wielder of an acid pen; he had deep insight into both arts—dance and music—he commented upon. For example, he compared the Hindustani and Carnatic Systems of Music and brought out strengths and weaknesses of both system in the following few words: "I am also listening Hindustani music from my birth. I am also commenting upon them in Delhi papers. I am writing without being afraid of any one. In fact, there is nothing great in Hindustani music apart from the purity of the shruti. It is because of the lack of purity of śruti that South Indian music is not perhaps appreciated in the North. Further in Hindustani music, every artist specializes in specific aspect – khayal, dhrupad, thapa, thumri etc. So far as rhythm (tala) is concerned, they are still at an elementary level".[4]
In the early 1990s, Subbudu was the prominent critic of
He has appeared as himself in the Tamil film Ivan.[5]
Notes
- ^ a b "Veteran critic Subbudu dead". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Critic with a cutting edge". Tribune India. 8 April 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Kishori Amonkar soared despite media neglect of classical music". Zee News. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Subramaniam P V Isai Thukatai (Tamil), p. 153
- ^ "The Hindu : A success team reunites". www.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2002. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
External links
- [1] TRIBUTE TO SUBBUDU
- [2]. Fearless Pioneer of Art Criticism: The Statesman
- [3] Subbudu: A Tribute by N Vittal
Books on Subbudu
Biography: Beyond Destiny : Singh, Lada Guruden, The Life and Times of Subbudu Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai. 2005. 265 p.