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Annapurna Devi

Indian musician (1927-2018) · India · On the map · Musicians · Died at 91

Annapurna Devi was an Indian surbahar player of Hindustani classical music. She was given the name 'Annapurna' by Maharaja Brijnath Singh of the former Maihar Estate, and it was by this name that she was popularly known. She was the daughter and disciple of Ustad Allauddin Khan, and the sister of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.

Annapurna Devi is read about 181 times a day, in 17 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.

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Awards

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award1991
Padma Bhushan1977
Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi

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Pandit Ravi Shankar was her first husband, with whom she had a son, Shubhendra Shankar, who was an artist and a sitarist.

Country
India
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2018 · aged 91