Doodle Tribute
- May 23, 2022
Google paid tribute to Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt, one of India’s greatest wrestlers, with a doodle on his 144th birth anniversary, on May 22, 2022. The doodle showed an image of a strong moustachioed gentleman with a mace slung over his shoulders. Popularly known as ‘Gama Pehlwan’ or ‘The Great Gama’, the wrestler remained undefeated throughout the five decades of his career.
Comic of The Month
M.S. Subbulakshmi
M.S. Subbulakshmi was born to sing. Her unchallenged position in the realm of Carnatic music was the result of great talent combined with hours of practice and utter devotion. Subbulakshmi began her formal training in music when she was five. Her first stage performance was at the age of eight. It is said that the young Subbulakshmi would practice her ragas even between household chores, keeping time to the most intricate and complex beats of Carnatic music. M.S. Subbulakshmi used music as an instrument to motivate people, especially during the freedom movement. Her music inspired all those who heard it and she was celebrated and acclaimed wherever she went. In this graphic biography, Amar Chitra Katha pays tribute to the legend and her invaluable contribution to the world of music.
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