M Balamuralikrishna: People's balladeer

Sunita Budhiraja recounts her encounters with the maestro whose soulful music touched the lives of people across the social spectrum

One of the very few artistes who regarded Carnatic and Hindustani music as just music and not separate streams was M Balamuralikrishna. I had attended a number of his concerts, listening to his electrifying, soulful and effortless voice for years together, not knowing that one day I would get to know this person pretty closely.  I was working on a coffee table book, Gangavaram Se, for Vizag Steel Plant in 1993. Since Balamuralikrishna was a doyen of Carnatic music from Andhra Pradesh, it was imperative that I meet him and write about him. Seeking an appointment was not ...

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M Balamuralikrishna: People's balladeer