New Delhi, June 10 -- The highly venerated Malayalam singer Kattassery Joseph Yesudas (popularly known as simply Yesudas), who completed 85 years on Tuesday, has a rich legacy spanning over six decades in the music industry, during which he has cemented his place as one of India's legendary cultural personalities.
He is a iconic figure in Malayalam music, revered for both his playback singing as well as his devotional songs.
Born in Kochi into a Malabar Christian family in 1940, Yesudas is the son of respected Malayalam singer Augustine Joseph Bagavathor. With his own father being his first guru, he was rigorously taught the basic precepts of Carnatic Music while he was hardly five years old. This formed the foundation of his musical style...