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Annapurna Devi

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Indian musician (1927-2018)

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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.

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1991Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
1977Padma Bhushan
Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi

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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. 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
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17 languages

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