Woke up to this brilliant brilliant news of playback singer SPB garu donating his ancestral house in Nellore to the @KanchiMatham. It would become a Veda Patashala soon, under the guidance and blessings of current Acharyal Shankara Vijayendra Saraswati. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☺" title="Lächelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">

A short thread.
Many don& #39;t know that SPB& #39;s father, Panditharadhyula Sambamurthy Bhagavathulu (1906 - 1987) was a great Harikatha Vidwan. He was a great devotee of Saint Tyagaraja. He was called & #39;Tyagaraja Bhikshuvu& #39;. He began the Tyagaraja Aradhana in this same house, decades ago! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☺" title="Lächelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
Every great stalwart of Carnatic music has visited this house and sung here over the decades. Bhagavatulu garu& #39;s ancestral home was like a temple to Saint Tyagaraja.

Few years ago, SPB unveiled another beautiful bronze statue of his presented by the citizens of Nellore. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☺" title="Lächelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
I can go on and on about the wonderful service Bhagavatulu garu did for spreading music, but that& #39;s for another time. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☺" title="Lächelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">

Today, his son SPB did him proud! The home, once filled with music, will now be reverberating with vedic Mantras once it becomes a Patashala! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☺" title="Lächelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
With this unprecedented act of generosity, SPB and his family acquire great Punyam! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☺" title="Lächelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">

You can be the richest, greatest and most popular human on earth, but what is a life if you can& #39;t do something for your Desham and Dharmam? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤷" title="Person shrugging" aria-label="Emoji: Person shrugging">‍https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♂" title="Männliches Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Männliches Zeichen">

SPB has set a great example!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
With this unprecedented act of generosity, SPB and his family acquire great Punyam! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">You can be the richest, greatest and most popular human on earth, but what is a life if you can& #39;t do something for your Desham and Dharmam? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤷" title="Person shrugging" aria-label="Emoji: Person shrugging">‍https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♂" title="Männliches Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Männliches Zeichen"> SPB has set a great example!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">" title="With this unprecedented act of generosity, SPB and his family acquire great Punyam! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☺" title="Lächelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">You can be the richest, greatest and most popular human on earth, but what is a life if you can& #39;t do something for your Desham and Dharmam? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤷" title="Person shrugging" aria-label="Emoji: Person shrugging">‍https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♂" title="Männliches Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Männliches Zeichen"> SPB has set a great example!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (1946- 2020)

Your music and service to dharma made you immortal!

Atma Shanti! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😔" title="Nachdenkliches Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Nachdenkliches Gesicht">
Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (1946- 2020)Your music and service to dharma made you immortal! Atma Shanti! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😔" title="Nachdenkliches Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Nachdenkliches Gesicht">" title="Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (1946- 2020)Your music and service to dharma made you immortal! Atma Shanti! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😔" title="Nachdenkliches Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Nachdenkliches Gesicht">" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
పలుకు రాగ మధురం
నీ బ్రతుకు నాట్య శిఖరం
సప్తగిరులుగా వెలిసే
సుస్వరాల గోపురం!

ఆత్మ శాంతి బాలసబ్రహ్మణ్యం గారు https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
పలుకు రాగ మధురం నీ బ్రతుకు నాట్య శిఖరంసప్తగిరులుగా వెలిసేసుస్వరాల గోపురం!ఆత్మ శాంతి బాలసబ్రహ్మణ్యం గారు https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">" title="పలుకు రాగ మధురం నీ బ్రతుకు నాట్య శిఖరంసప్తగిరులుగా వెలిసేసుస్వరాల గోపురం!ఆత్మ శాంతి బాలసబ్రహ్మణ్యం గారు https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
హే భారతీ మనసా స్మరామి
శ్రీ భారతీ శిరసా నమామి...

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Continuing this thread with few of my favourite #SPBalasubrahmanyam songs. There are just way too many to choose from! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😔" title="Nachdenkliches Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Nachdenkliches Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">

This classic from Shankarabharanam.
I like the Telugu version of this song better! Starring @ikamalhaasan and Sridevi.

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This song with @realradikaa where #SPBalasubrahmanyam also acted!

Once again, the Telugu version sounds better!
From Sagara Sangamam!

Who can forget this song!

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And Swarnakamalam!

One can just watch all K Viswanath classics and hear the best of #SPBalasubrahmanyam songs! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
And that is my dear friend, Pravachana Mahavidwan Chaganti Garu speaking about #SPBalasubrahmanyam garu.

Truly, a Kaarana Janma! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😔" title="Nachdenkliches Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Nachdenkliches Gesicht">
Another Viswanath classic & #39;Swathi Muthyam& #39; with @ikamalhaasan and @realradikaa.

What a beautiful song! Such deep meaning!

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This #SPBalasubrahmanyam classic from Sirivennela with @ItsSarvadamanD and @hasinimani.

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Why just his mother language Telugu, #SPBalasubrahmanyam garu gave some brilliant songs in Kannada too! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
Here #SPBalasubrahmanyam talks about dubbing @ikamalhaasan& #39;s & #39;Dashavataram& #39; into Telugu, where he rendered his voice for numerous characters! What an extraordinary mimic! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
Just see the outpouring of all the love for #SPBalasubrahmanyam garu! He himself told Kannada actor Ramesh Aravind in his show about how he felt! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
In another show, #SPBalasubrahmanyam garu speaks about his association with the great Mandolin Shrinivas. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
Tell me this Tamil song doesn& #39;t touch your heart!

What range! The beautiful voice of #SPBalasubrahmanyam garu! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
What about #SPBalasubrahmanyam garu& #39;s brilliant songs for Hindi cinema!

Truly, "I don& #39;t know what to say!"

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Here #SPBalasubrahmanyam garu talks to Sonu Nigam about how he developed an admiration for the songs of the great Mohammad Rafi. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">

Bad quality video but you can still see it.
How can we leave Malayalam cinema behind! Listen to #SPBalasubrahmanyam singing a Hindustani bandish in Raag Darbari Kanada, written by Maharaja Swati Thirunal in the biopic on him. The other singers in the movie were KJ Yesudas and Dr Balamurali Krishna.

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Couple of years ago, in Nellore, a special postage cover was released in the honour of #SPBalasubrahmanyam garu. A rare honour for a living legend. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
As a compulsive philatelist, I managed to get a copy of that special cover!

It has a stamp of MLV on it! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☺️" title="Lächelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
Sharing a few rare images of #SPBalasubrahmanyam garu from his younger days, before I wind up this long thread!

I had no clue I was such a fan of his music till now! What a loss! Sigh! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😔" title="Nachdenkliches Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Nachdenkliches Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
Listen to #SPBalasubramanyam garu speaking about the great Carnatic maestro Dr Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna, who considered him like his son. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
For #SPB30 he honoured several stalwarts in classical music and cinema music. Here with Ilayaraja, Sadasivam Bharat Ratna MS Subbulakshmi and @mangeshkarlata. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
Wanted to end this thread but how can one stop listening to such beautiful songs!

ಪವಡಿಸು ಪರಮಾತ್ಮ ಶ್ರೀ ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ 
ಮನವೆಂಬ ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆಯ ಹೂವ ಹಾಸಿಗೆ ಮೇಲೆ 
ಪವಡಿಸು ಪರಮಾತ್ಮ ಶ್ರೀ ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ .. ಸಪ್ತಗಿರಿವಾಸ...

He put the Lord to sleep with this song. May he too rest in music at the lord& #39;s feet!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
This emotional message for #SPBalasubramanyam from Ilayaraja sir! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😔" title="Nachdenkliches Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Nachdenkliches Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">

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#SPBalasubramanyam loved life! He loved to live and enjoy everything about life! He said so, in many interviews. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Laut schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Laut schreiendes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😔" title="Nachdenkliches Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Nachdenkliches Gesicht">
A feature about #SPBalasubramanyam garu over half a century ago in Andhra Prabha. He had just begun his career then! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
Got this late last night from octogenarian Susheela amma. A heartfelt tribute to #SPBalasubrahmanyam. She is currently the only person who has seen his entire career from day 1.

Posting it in two parts. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
Part 2. She talks about how #SPBalasubramanyam impressed the great Ghantasala. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
When #SPBalasubrahmanyam sang this song for Pejawara Shri Swamigalu. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">

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Wow! Just wow! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">

#SPBalasubramanyam forever!
At a function in honour of Carnatic maestro Dr Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna, #SPB who considered him a father figure, was asked to speak. He paid his respects. The maestro replied saying "If Balu did a lot of Sadhana, he can sing like me. But how much ever...
...Sadhana I do, I will never be able to sing like Balu!".

#SPBalasubramanyam took this comment as the greatest blessing in his life. He even announced that he wanted this statement inscribed on his Samadhi! He mentioned this in numerous interviews later! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">
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