# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/shanno-khurana
# Generated: 2026-08-15T04:18:10.456Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/shanno-khurana"
name: "Shanno Khurana"
slug: "shanno-khurana"
description: "Shanno Khurana is an Indian classical vocalist and composer, from the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana of Hindustani classical music. A disciple of the doyen of the gharana, Ustad Mushtaq Hussain Khan, she is known for performing rare bandish and raag, though her singing style includes genres like khayal, tarana, thumri, dadra, tappa, to chaiti and bhajan. Born and brought up in Jodhpur, she started singing on All India Radio in 1945 in Lahore, later shifted to Delhi, where she continued her singing on All India Radio, Delhi and in concerts and music festivals. She also pursued music education, finally earning her M.Phil. and PhD in music from the Kairagarh University, and has undertakes extensive research on folk music of Rajasthan. She is currently 98 years old."
tagline: "Indian musician"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Bhushan_to_Dr._%28Smt.%29_Shanno_Khurana%2C_for_her_contribution_in_Hindustani_Music%2C_at_investiture_ceremony_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29%2C_2006.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg"
gender: "female"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1927"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.1595744680851064
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump