Vidya Rao
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.png) at Gujarati Literature Festival, Ahmedabad, December 2016 | |
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| Born | Hyderabad, India |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Website | www.vidyaraosinger.com |
Vidya Rao is a Hindustani classical singer and writer. She is popular for her Thumri and Dadra.[1] She wrote a book on the late Naina Devi, Heart to Heart: Remembering Nainaji
Early life
Vidya Rao was born in wanaparthy and grew up in Hyderabad. She did her graduation in Madras, she joined the Delhi School of Economics to do M.A. in Sociology.[2]
Career
She worked with Centre for Women's Development Studies as a researcher for five years before quitting to concentrate on music.[2]
She renders poetry of mystics like, Amir Khusro, Kabir etc.[3]
Personal life
She was married to Ehsan Hydari.[citation needed] They have a daughter, Bollywood actress, Aditi Rao Hydari.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Kuldeep Kumar. "On a delicate note". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Glimpses of Naina". The Hindu. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ Jyoti Nair Belliappa. "Cascade of thumris". The Hindu.
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Categories:
- Living people
- Hindustani singers
- Thumri
- Indian female classical singers
- Indian women non-fiction writers
- Women biographers
- Delhi School of Economics alumni
- Singers from Hyderabad, India
- Women writers from Telangana
- Women Hindustani musicians
- 20th-century Indian biographers
- Women musicians from Andhra Pradesh
- 20th-century Indian women singers
- 20th-century Indian singers
- 20th-century women writers