Bindhyavasini Devi (died 2006) was an Indian folk musician. She was popularly recognised as Bihar Kokila. She was the founder of Vindhya Kala Mandir, a Patna based music academy promoting folk music, Vindhya Kala Mandir. The academy is associated with Bhatkhande University, Lucknow for 55 years now which is now run by her daughter-in-law Shobha Sinha, son Sudhir Kumar Sinha.[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.[4][5][6]
Bindhyavasini Devi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Muzzafarpur, Bihar, India |
| Died | 18 April 2006 Kankarbagh, Patna, Bihar, India |
| Occupation | Folk musician |
| Known for | Indian folk music |
| Spouse | Shedeveshvar Chandra Verma |
| Children | Two sons- (Santosh Kumar Sinha and Sudhir Kumar Sinha) and one daughter- (Pushparani Madhu) |
| Awards | Padma Shri Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship Ahilya Bai Award |
The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri in 1974.[7] The Sangeet Natak Akademi awarded her their annual award in 1991[8][2] and followed it up with Akademi Fellowship in 2006.[9][10] She received the Ahilya Bai Award from the Government of Madhya Pradesh in 1998.[1][2] Bindhyavasini Devi died at her Kankarbagh residence on 18 April 2006 at the age of 86.
She was married to Shedeveshvar Chandra Verma, and had two sons and a daughter.[1][2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "Folk singer Bindhyavasini Devi is dead". One India. 18 April 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2015. [dead link]
- ^ a b c d "Nitish condoles Bindhyavasini Devi's death". Web India News. 19 April 2006. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Chhote Dulha Ke". Saavn. 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ Chhote Dulha Ke 2. Inreco - The Indian Record Mfg Co. 2010. ASIN B00LRY8J6U.
- ^ Palki Charal Awe. Inreco - The Indian Record Mfg Co. 2010. ASIN B00LSQ23T6.
- ^ "ITunes". ITunes. 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Folk singer Bindhyabasini Devi is dead". One India. 18 April 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna Puraskar". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ Mahendra Gaur (2007). Indian Affairs Annual 2005. Gyan Publishing House. p. 2813. ISBN 9788178354347.
External links
edit- 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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