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Origin
  
Role
  
Vocalist

Name
  
Sulochana Brahaspati

Instruments
  
Singer


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Awards
  
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Hindustani Music - Vocal

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Sulochana Brahaspati (born 1937, in Allahabad) is one of the noted vocalist of Hindustani classical music.

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In 1994, she was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama.

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Background

She is a vocalist and an exponent of the Rampur-Sadarang Parampara. She learnt music from Pandit Bholanath Bhat and Ustad Mushtaq Hussain Khan (d. 1964) of Rampur-Sahaswan gharana. Later she received intensive training from her guru, and her husband, Acharya K.C.D. Brahaspati. A large number of his compositions – Khayals, Thumris, Tappas and Dadras – are part of her portfolio.

She is also an accomplished teacher and musicologist and has published books including Raga Rahasya.

Awards

  • Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1994.
  • Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 1984
  • Tansen Samman by Madhya Pradesh government in 2006
  • References

    Sulochana Brahaspati Wikipedia


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