# Husna Bai

> Husna Jan or Husna Bai was a Tawaif and a Thumri singer of Banaras during the late 19th and the early 20th century. She was known in Uttar Pradesh as an expert in khayal, thumri and tappa gayaki. She is credited with redefining and revolutionising the singing tradition in the early 1900s, singing patriotic songs and inspiring other singers to follow suit. She was trained by Thakur Prasad Mishra, and the famous Sarangi player Pandit Shambunath Mishra, and she mastered tappa gayaki under the teaching of the legendary Chote Ramdas Ji of Banaras.

*Indian Thumri Singer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/husna-bai

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** India
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.4 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 10.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [حسنہ بائی](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86%DB%81_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C)
- [হুছনা বাঈ](https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%88)
- [हुस्ना बाई](https://awa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88)
- [হুসনা বাঈ](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%88)
- [Husna Bai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husna_Bai)
- [हुसना बाई](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88)
- [ಹುಸ್ನಾ ಬಾಯಿ](https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B9%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%BE_%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%BF)
- [حُسنا بایی](https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%8F%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A7_%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C)
- [ਹੁਸਨਾ ਬਾ](https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B9%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%BE_%E0%A8%AC%E0%A8%BE)
- [حُسنہ بائی](https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%8F%D8%B3%D9%86%DB%81_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C)
- [ᱦᱩᱥᱱᱟ ᱵᱟᱭᱤ](https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%A6%E1%B1%A9%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%B1%E1%B1%9F_%E1%B1%B5%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%AD%E1%B1%A4)
- [حسنا ٻائي](https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A7_%D9%BB%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A)
- [Husna Bai](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husna_Bai)
- [ஹுஸ்னா பாய்](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B9%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D)
- [హుస్నా బాయి](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B9%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%A8%E0%B0%BE_%E0%B0%AC%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%AF%E0%B0%BF)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24950633)

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