Even while climbing the footsteps of Marudha Malai, the annual ritual he was following for many years on his birthday, the harmonium used to be hung around his shoulders, adding concordant notes of music.īorn with a deep, resonant and golden voice, Murugadas dedicated his life to sing the glory of Muruga. Just as Karna was born with armour and earrings stuck to his body, it would appear that Murugadas and harmonium are the two inseparables. There is yet another important part of his personality, the harmonium, which accompanies him wherever he goes. The dark glasses, the grey beard, a maroon shawl tied around the head, a prominent tilak’ on the forehead that completes the picture of Balasubramanian, popularly known as “Muruga Das”. Muruga Das - The Voice of Devotion by Sri. Murugadas has many awards to his credit including the Kalaimamani from the Tamil Nadu government and the Sangeet Natak Akademi award.Ĭourtesy: The Hindu (Chennai) of November 17th 2015 He was known for his perfect pronunciation and diction. Murugadas was an expert in Tiruppugazh singing and cut a lot of records. Murugadas, who started his musical career in 1947, has written and composed thousands of devotional songs and performed in Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, Sri Lanka, South Africa and the USA.īrahmananda Paradesiyar, a saint, named him “Pithukuli” (a spiritual person) and Swami Ramadas, head of Aanandashram in Kanjangad in Kerala, added the title Murugadas meaning the servant of Lord Muruga’īe it Alaipayudhe Kanna or Aadadhu Asangadhu, his voice continues to find resonance with the public to this day. While participating in a freedom struggle in 1936, he was severely beaten up by police and lost vision in his left eye completely. The singer travelled extensively in the country and abroad and his songs on Krishna, particularly the compositions of Oothukadu Venkata Subbaiyer raised the bar for all other singers.īorn at Coimbatore on January 25, 1920, in a Brahmin family, Murugadas (Balasubramanian) learnt bhajans from his grandfather Gopalakrishna Bagavathar. Murugadas was a writer, lyricist and music composer too. (Chennai: 17 November 2015) Pithukuli Murugadas, the devotional singer aged 95, died here on Tuesday.
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