Saddened by the demise of Legendry, Carnatic musician,  Padmashree awardee, Parassala B Ponnammal in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday due to age-related ailments. She aged 96.

A recipient of many honors including the Padma Shri in 2017, Ponnammal performed across the world and trained singers like KS Chitra and Omanakutty Amma during her eight-decade-long career. Some of her best renditions include compositions of Irayamman Thampi and KC Kesava Pillai.

Legendary Carnatic musician Padmashree Parassala B.
Ponnammal passed away in Thiruvananthapuram today at 96. Teacher & performer, in 2006 she became the 1st woman in 300 years of tradition to sing at the famed Navaratri Celebrations of the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple. Om Shanti. pic.twitter.com/lPlO31Twqo

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) June 22, 2021

Ponnammal started her career as a music teacher in Cotton Hills Girls High School in Thiruvananthapuram. She sang at the Navaratra Mandapam in Sree Padmanabha Swami temple in Thiruvananthapuram in 2006 with the help of the erstwhile Travancore royal family that was once custodian of the temple, breaking a 300-year-old tradition that barred women from performing at its Navratri celebrations.

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