Girija Devi Biography In English Life Story -1929-2017

• Girija Devi was an Indian classical musician of the Seniya and Banaras gharana. He helped in enhancing the reputation of thumri and the performance of classical and classical music. She has been called the ‘Queen of Thumri’ for her contribution to this genre.

Girija Devi Biography In English

Birth Details –

Place– Varanasi, India

Date of Birth – 8 May 1929

Zodiac Sign – Taurus

Marital Status- Married

Nationality – Indian

Family –

Father- Ramdev Rai

Teacher – Sarju Prasad Mishra

Early Life-

• Girija Devi was born on 8 May 1929 in Varanasi to a landlord Ramdev Rai.
• Her father played harmonium and taught music, and Girija Devi took khayal and tappa singing lessons from singer and sarangi player Sarju Prasad Mishra from the age of five.
• He acted in the film Yaad Rahe at the age of nine and continued his studies under Chand Mishra in various genres.

Career –

• Girija Devi, after marrying a businessman in about 1946, made her public debut in 1949 on All India Radio Allahabad, but faced opposition from her mother and grandmother because it was traditionally believed that any A woman of upper class should not perform in public.
• Girija Devi sang in the Banaras Gharana and performed the distinctive Purbi Ang Thumri style of the tradition, whose status she helped raise.
• Her repertoire included the semi-classical styles Kajri, Chaiti and Holi and she sang Khayal, Indian folk music and Tappa.

Awards-

• Padma Shri
• Padma Bhushan
• Padma Vibhushan
• Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
• Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship
• Maha Sangeet Samman Award
• Sangeet Samman Award
• GiMA Awards
• Tanariri Puraskar

Other Information –

• Date of death – 24 October 2017
• Place – Kolkata

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