She Sang for India: How M.S. Subbulakshmi Used Her Voice for Change

by Suma Subramaniam

Book Overview

A picture book biography about M.S. Subbulakshmi, a powerful Indian singer who advocated for justice and peace through song.

Before M.S. Subbulakshmi was a famous Carnatic singer and the first Indian woman to perform at the United Nations, she was a young girl with a prodigious voice.

But Subbulakshmi was not free to sing everywhere. In early 1900s India, girls were not allowed to perform for the public. So Subbulakshmi busted barriers to sing at small festivals. Eventually, she broke tradition to record her first album. She did not stop here. At Gandhi's request, Subbulakshmi sang for India's freedom. Her fascinating odyssey stretched across borders, and soon she was no longer just a young prodigy. She was a woman who changed the world.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374388741
• ISBN13: 9780374388744
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3