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.

भारतीयसङ्गितया राग

ଅଡ଼ାଣା ଏକ ହିନ୍ଦୁସ୍ତାନୀ ରାଗ ଅଟେ । ଏହାକୁ ଅଡ଼ାଣା କାନାଡା ମଧ୍ୟ କୁହାଯାଏ । ଏହି ରାଗର ପ୍ରବାହ ମଧ୍ୟମଦ ସରଙ୍ଗାର ମିଶ୍ରଣର ଦରବାରି ସମାନ ଅଟେ । ଏକ ସାଧାରଣ ବିବାଦୀ କିଛି କଳାକାରମାନଙ୍କ ଉପଯୋଗ ପାଖାପାଖି ଖୁବ କମ ହୋଇଥାଏ ଯାହା ଶୁଦ୍ଦ ni ଅଟେ, ଯାହା ରାଗର ସରଙ୍ଗା ମୂଡ଼କୁ ବଢେଇଥାଏ ।

ଆରୋହ ଏବଂ ଅବରୋହ

ଆରୋହଣ S R M P n P M P n S' ପ୍ରାୟତଃ ଛୋଟ
S R g M P n P S'
ଅବରୋହଣ S' d n P g M R s

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.

Girija Devi (8 May 1929 – 24 October 2017) was an Indian classical singer of the Seniya and Banaras gharanas. She performed classical and light classical music and helped elevate the profile of thumri. She died on 24 October 2017.