Janaki Amma passed away and I am the saddest person on Earth now. I feel an indescribable void. 😭
#SJanaki#Janakiamma 😭💔😭💔😭🫶 Her voice was, is, will be my only Solace 🙏🫶
@ilaiyaraaja is d rarest composer who approaches music {WCM} NOT as a mere, shallow aesthetic/trend but as knowledge base!
e.g. ~ none has ever used a WCM form {e.g. Counterpoint from Baroque} in Indian folk song {Elangaathu veesudhe}
#Raaja's Music was/is a whole diff league!
Latha was conferred Padma Bhushan in 1969 itself.... S Janaki was offered in 2013.
Look at the difference ( Almost 45 years ) later... ❗
Hindi Politicians & Bureaucrats take decades to even register that there are talents outside Hindi Language.
The Nightingale of South India leaves behind an everlasting musical legacy…
Thank you for the memories, #SJanaki garu.
Your voice will remain timeless. 🎼
When I met Janaki Amma 23 years ago, two things stayed with me forever—her divine voice and her boundless kindness. She welcomed everyone with warmth, humility, and a smile that made them feel at home.
Music and kindness were the two divine gifts I saw in her. She was a true inspiration to every musician and singer, and her voice will continue to guide generations.
Hogi Banni, Gana Kogile. Your music will live in our hearts forever. 🤍🎶
As a kid, I always thought Janaki was Malayali. Later, I found she was born in AP
What’s truly astonishing is how fluently she spoke & sang in all the South Indian languages
Fascinating to know she recorded nearly 10,000 Kannada songs like highest in her career
Latha Mangeshkar sung predominantly in Hindi. She’s called ‘Nightingale of India’; and was awarded Bharat Ratna, in 2001.
S.Janaki sung loads of songs in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam; but she’s only ‘Nightingale of South India’; was awarded PadmaBhushan, in 2013, which she politely declined.
The pernicious notion that ‘Hindi is India,’ is hurting all of us a great deal. High time we woke up #SJanaki