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Parassala B. Ponnammal
Parassala B. Ponnammal | |
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 Ponnammal in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 29 November 1924 Parassala, Travancore, British India |
| Died | 22 June 2021 (aged 96) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Genres | Indian classical music |
| Occupation | Classical vocalist |
Parassala B. Ponnammal (29 November 1924 – 22 June 2021) was an Indian Carnatic musician from the south Indian state of Kerala. She was a classical carnatic vocalist in the lineage of Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Muthiah Bhagavathar, and Papanasam Sivan. She was the first woman to perform at the Navaratri Mandapam in Thiruvananthapuram as a part of the Navaratri Celebrations of the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala.
Ponnammal was a recipient of the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honor, in 2017. She was also a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship and the Kerala state government's Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram.
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