Bindhyabasini Devi
Bindhyabasini Devi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Muzzafarpur, Bihar, India |
| Died | 18 April 2006 Kankarbagh, Patna, Bihar, India |
| Occupation | Folk musician |
| Known for | Indian folk music |
| Children | Two sons and one daughter |
| Awards | Padma Shri Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship Ahilya Bai Award |
Bindhyabasini Devi (died 2006) was an Indian folk musician and the founder of Vindhya Kala Mandir, a Patna based music academy promoting folk music.[1][2] She was born in Muzzafarpur in the Indian state of Bihar and specialised in Maithili, Bhojpuri and Magahi folk music.[1] She also sang a popular song, Chhote Dulha Ke, in a movie, Vivah Geet[3] and many of her songs have been released in CD format.[3][4][5]
The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri in 1974.[6] The Sangeet Natak Akademi awarded her their annual award in 1991[1][2] and followed it up with Akademi Fellowship in 2006.[7][8] She received the Ahilya Bai Award from the Government of Madhya Pradesh in 1998.[1][2] Bindhyabasini Devi died at her Kankarbagh residence on 18 April 2006 at the age of 86, survived by her two sons and a daughter.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Folk singer Bindhyabasini Devi is dead". One India. 18 April 2006. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Nitish condoles Bindhyabasini Devi's death". Web India News. 19 April 2006. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ a b "Chhote Dulha Ke". Saavn. 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015. Cite error: The named reference "Chhote Dulha Ke" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Palki Charal Awe. Inreco - The Indian Record Mfg Co. 2010. ASIN B00LSQ23T6.
- ^ "ITunes". ITunes. 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ "Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna Puraskar". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ Mahendra Gaur (2007). Indian Affairs Annual 2005. Gyan Publishing House. p. 2813. ISBN 9788178354347.
External links
- Chhote Dulha Ke. Inreco - The Indian Record Mfg Co. 2010. ASIN B00LRY8J6U.
- Palki Charal Awe. Inreco - The Indian Record Mfg Co. 2010. ASIN B00LSQ23T6.
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