Indian Classics

====================================================================== ======================================================================= 26/02/2020. Hansa Wadkar - Actress ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Profile :  Born - Ratan Salgaokar, 1923, Bombay, Maharashtra Died - 1971 (aged 47–48), Bombay, Maharashtra Occupation - Actress Year of active service - 1936–1968 Spouse - Jagannath Bandarkar Children - 1 daughter, Rekha ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Introduction : Hansa Wadkar (1923–1971) was a Marathi and Hindi film and stage actress of Indian cinema. She started her acting career at the age of thirteen years, as a heroine in the bilingual film Vijaychi Lagne (1936). Wadkar went on to make a name for herself working in the reputable film companies like Bombay Ta...

======================================================================= ======================================================================= 14/02/2020. Chhaya Devi - Actress of Classic Unforgettable Films. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Profile : Born 1914, Bhagalpur, Bihar and Orissa, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Bihar, India) Died 27 April 2001 (aged 86–87), Kolkata, West Bengal, India Occupation Actress Years active 1920s–1980s Chhaya Devi : (1914–2001) was an Indian actress known for her work in Bengali and Hindi cinema. She appeared in hundreds of films for over five decades. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Introduction : Her first lead role was in Debaki Bose's Bengali film Sonar Sansar (1936). She rose to hall of fame for her role a...

======================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02/02/2020. Shruti Sadolikar - Hindustani classical music ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Background information : Birth name Shruti Sadolikar Born 9 September 1951 (age 68) Origin Maharashtra, India Genres Hindustani classical music Instruments Singing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Introduction : Shruti Sadolikar Katkar (born 9 Nov. 1951) is an Indian classical singer of the khyal style in the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. She is a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Hindustani vocal music for 2011. -----------------------------------------------------------------...

======================================================================= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19/01/2020. Parveen Sultana ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Background information : Born 10 July 1950 (age 69), Origin Nagaon, Assam, India Genres Khayal, Bhajans, Thumris Occupation(s) Hindustani Classical Music Instruments Vocal Years active 1962–present --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Introduction : Begum Parveen Sultana (born 10 July 1950) is an Indian Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala Gharana. She was awarded the Padma Shri (1976), Padma Bhushan (2014) by the Government of India, and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 1998, given by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama. --------...