| Names |
SHARAN RANI
BACKLIWAL (MATHUR) |
| Date of
Birth |
April 09, 1929 |
| Date of
Death |
April 08, 2008 |
| Identity |
Indian classical
instrumentalist and music scholar, best known for her expertise
with the sarod. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1953: Vishnu Digambar
Parithoshik.
- 1968: Padma Shri.
- 1974: Sahitya Kala Parishad
Award.
- 1986: Sangeet Natak Akademi
Award.
- 1993: Rajiv Gandhi award
for Vocational Excellence.
- 1999: National Excellence
award.
- 2000: Padma Bhushan.
- 2000: Lifetime Achievement
award.
- 2004:
Govt. of India
conferred on her the title of
'National Artiste'; she was the
only woman instrumentalist to receive this title.
|
| General |
- Indian classical instrumentalist and music scholar.
- Best known for her expertise
with the sarod.
- Her private collection of 370 musical instruments
ranging from the 15th to the 19th century are now part of
the "Sharan Rani Backliwal Gallery of Musical
Instruments" at the National Museum, New Delhi.
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