The Hindu·3 min read·medium
When S. Janaki rejected the Padma Bhushan
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K. Muralitharan
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In 2013, legendary singer S. Janaki famously rejected the Padma Bhushan award, arguing that the recognition came too late in her career. She advocated for artists to be honored while they are still alive and suggested that her body of work warranted the Bharat Ratna.
Having sung thousands of songs across multiple languages for nearly half a century, when the Government of India conferred the Padma Bhushan upon S. Janaki in 2013, she rejected the award , describing it as having come too late for her.
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