Shubha Mudgal

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Shubha Mudgal


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Background = solo_singer
Alias = Shubha Mudgal
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Born = 1959, Allahabad IND
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Genre = Pop, folk, Indian classical, playback singing
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 1986 [ [http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/11/26/stories/2005112600250400.htm Interview] The Hindu, Nov 26, 2005.] – present
website = http://shubhamudgal.com

Shubha Mudgal is a well-known Indian singer of Hindustani classical music, Khayal, Thumri, Dadra, and popular Indian Pop music.

She has been awarded the 1996 National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction for 'Amrit Beej' [http://profile.shubhamudgal.com/ Milestones] Shubha Mudgal Official website.] , the 1998 Gold Plaque Award for Special Achievement in Music, at the 34th Chicago International Film Festival, for her music in the film Dance of the Wind (1997), and the Padma Shri in 2000.

Biography

Shubha Mudgal was born in 1959 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, where both her parents were professors of English literature, with deep interest in classical Hindustani music and Kathak [ [http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98aug15/saturday/aboveall.htm This above all] The Tribune, August 15, 1998.] . As a young girl she started learning Kathak in Allahabad [http://www.monsoonmag.com/interviews/i3inter_mudgal.html An Interview with Shubha Mudgal] monsoonmag.com, 2000.] , though she later switched to Hindustani classical music, where her first guru was Pandit Ramashreya jha in Allahabad, followed by Pandit Vinaya Chandra Maudgalya and Pandit Vasant Thakar in Delhi, and later continued her education with Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki, Naina Devi and Pt. Kumar Gandharva [ [http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/shubha-mudgal.html Indian Heroes] Shubha Mudgal at iloveindia.com.] .

Personal life

She is married to tabla player, Aneesh Pradhan.

Discography

* Ali More Angana (1996)
* Ab ke Sawan
* Pyaar Ke Geet
* Mann Ki Manjeree
* Kisson Ki Chadar (2003) [ [http://www.the-south-asian.com/Sep2003/shubha_mudgal.htm The pop diva goes classic] the-south-asian.com, September 2003.]
* The Awakening (2006) [ [http://www.thehindu.com/fr/2006/07/14/stories/2006071402640300.htm Shubha Mudgal straddles a range of musical worlds..] The Hindu, Jul 14, 2006.]

References

* Maheshwari, Belu (Feb. 4, 2001). [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010204/spectrum/scene.htm Shubha spreads magic, again!] . "Spectrum".
* Ghosh, Ritujay (Jul. 27, 2006). [http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=150a4af3-5724-4b2e-b5a9-c7b7cbede24f Shubha charmed by Sufi music] . "HindustanTimes".

External links

* [http://shubhamudgal.com/ Official website]
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* [http://www.bollywoodmovievideos.com/bollywood/video/nbS6U5q2eiQ/Dance-of-the-Wind-on-a-vulnerable-but-strong-tradition.html Shubha Mudgal in Dance with the Wind]