Sheila Dhar
Sheila Dhar (1929 – 26 July 2001) was an Indian author and singer of Kirana gharana. She is known for her writings about music and musicians, which included 3 books. She also taught English literature and language at Delhi University. She was the wife of P. N. Dhar, an economist and an advisor of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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Siddheshwari Devi
Siddheswari Devi (1908– 18 March 1977)[1] was a legendary Hindustani singer from Varanasi, India, known as Maa (mother). Born in 1908, she lost her parents early and was brought up by her aunt, the noted singer Rajeshwari Devi.
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Nirmala Devi
Nirmala Devi, also known as Nirmala Arun (7 June 1927 – 15 June 1996), was an Indian film actress in the 1940s and a Hindustani classical vocalist of the Patiala Gharana. She is the mother of Bollywood actor Govinda.
Nirmala Devi was the wife of the 1940s actor Arun Kumar Ahuja. She has five children, including Indian film actor Govinda and film director Kirti Kumar. She died in 1996.
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Naina Devi (singer)
Naina Devi (27 September 1917 – 1 November 1993) also known as Naina Ripjit Singh, was Indian vocalist of Hindustani classical music, most known for her thumri renditions, though she also sang dadra and ghazals. She was a music producer at All India Radio and later with Doordarshan. She started her musical training under Girja Shankar Chakravarty in her teens, later restarted it with Ustad Mushtaq Hussain Khan of Rampur-Sahaswan gharana and Rasoolan Bai of Benaras gharana, in the 1950s.
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हिंदुस्तानी एवं कर्नाटक संगीत
हिन्दुस्तानी संगीत में इस्तेमाल किए गए उपकरणों में सितार, सरोद, सुरबहार, ईसराज, वीणा, तनपुरा, बन्सुरी, शहनाई, सारंगी, वायलिन, संतूर, पखवज और तबला शामिल हैं। आमतौर पर कर्नाटिक संगीत में इस्तेमाल किए जाने वाले उपकरणों में वीना, वीनू, गोत्वादम, हार्मोनियम, मृदंगम, कंजिर, घमत, नादाश्वरम और वायलिन शामिल हैं।