Abstract

After the male trinity’s contribution for Carnatic music in 18th century, D.K. Pattamal, M.L.Vasanthakumari and M.S. Subbulakshmi, popularly known as female trinity rendered extensively for the propagation of Carnatic music in the 20th century. Amongst the three, the contribution of M.L. Vasnthakumari known as adept manipulator and inventor contributed too extensively for the promotion of Carnatic music in the contemporary era. This paper makes a subtle attempt to examine the contribution of the great artists MLV for Carnatic music in the contemporary era.