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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Folk singer Bindhyabasini Devi is dead". One India. 18 April 2006. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Nitish condoles Bindhyabasini Devi's death". Web India News. 19 April 2006. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Chhote Dulha Ke". Saavn. 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ Palki Charal Awe. Inreco - The Indian Record Mfg Co. 2010. ASIN B00LSQ23T6.
  5. ↑ "ITunes". ITunes. 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna Puraskar". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  8. ↑ Mahendra Gaur (2007). Indian Affairs Annual 2005. Gyan Publishing House. p. 2813. ISBN 9788178354347.

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