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 .

Oct 28, 2017 · Christened the “queen of thumri”, Girija Devi passed away this week. After nearly six decades, she remains one of the most respected and widely known exponents of thumri, the light classical...

Aug 5, 2021 · This Throwback Thursday is dedicated to the legendary classical singer, Girija Devi and her rich life and legacy. One of the most important exponents of the classical Benaras Gharana of thumri, Girija Devi was born on 8 May 1929 in the rich cultural currents of Varanasi.

Oct 25, 2017 · Banaras gharana exponent and renowned thumri singer Girija Devi died in Kolkata on Tuesday evening at the age of 87. Though she included khayal and a host of other genres in her concert...

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. [1]

Oct 27, 2017 · Girija Devi, one of the last exponents of the Benaras gharana of thumri, died on 24 October at the BM Birla Heart Research Centre in Kolkata. She was 88. This year has been a sombre one for the...

Following her husband’s demise, Girija Devi permanently moved in with her only daughter Sudha Datta and decided to stay put in her favourite Varanasi. Datta has profusely written about her mother and recorded very many incidents and anecdotes which provide the readers an insight into her personal life.

The legendary classical singer Girija Devi was born in Varanasi in 1929. At the age of five, she started training in Khayal and tappa forms of Hindustani music under the tutelage of the influential singer and sarangi player Sarju Prasad Mishra.

Oct 24, 2017 · Eminent classical singer and Padma Vibhushan awardee Girija Devi passed away at a hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday, 24 October, following a cardiac arrest. She was 88 and is survived by a daughter.

Oct 26, 2017 · Girija Devi’s early life and career are a story of personal and professional struggles so dramatic that only a woman of her courage could have lived through it.