Poetry of India 28/100: M.S. Subbulakshmi’s Meera Bhajans and the Voice of Devotion
Part 28 of The Poetry Pulse’s journey through Indian poetry and song.Mirabai’s devotional poetry has travelled through centuries by way of manuscripts, oral performance and music. Its modern reception is inseparable from singers who brought these songs to new audiences, including M. S. Subbulakshmi. This essay looks at the meeting of poetic voice and musical interpretation, rather than treating a…
