N. C. Vasanthakokilam

Nagapattinam Chandrashekhara Vasanthakokilam (Tamil: நாகப்பட்டினம் சந்திரசேகர வசந்தகோகிலம்; 1919 – 7 November 1951) was a carnatic singer and actress. Her work included the performances of kritis by Tyagaraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar and in the years after Indian independence, she helped popularise the famous mystic poet of Tamil Nadu, Yogi Suddhananda Bharathi's songs. She died of tuberculosis in 1951.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1919
Birth nameKamakshi
Birth place
Kingdom of Cochin , Presidencies and provinces of British India , Irinjalakuda , Cochin state
Date of deathNovember 07, 1951
Place of death
India , Gopalpur , Madras State

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External resources

  1. http://hamletram.blogspot.sg/2014/02/a-spring-in-memorythe-vasanthakokilam.html
  2. http://www.dhool.com/sotd2/503.html