renjith, Pls this video clip and report http://blogs.outlookindia.com/default.aspx?ddm=10&pid=1960. What a voice.............. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Ranjit Ranjit <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: rajesh katulkar <[email protected]> > Date: 2009/7/23 > Subject: Gangubai Hangal- New standards for the feminine singing > To: [email protected] > > > [image: File - In this May 19, 2005 file photo, legendary Indian > classical singer] > <http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/respiratory-problems/photo//090721/481/782519b490ff483092a95a0d3d582644//s:/ap/20090721/ap_on_re_as/as_india_obit_gangubai_hangal;_ylt=Ah9yDVwI2wfEmY4yGIkVUQb9xg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTE5OG9yNjVkBHBvcwMxBHNlYwN5bl9yX3RvcF9waG90bwRzbGsDZmlsZS1pbnRoaXNt>AP > – File > - In this May 19, 2005 file photo, legendary Indian classical singer > Gangubai Hangal is felicitated … > Tue Jul 21, 3:02 am ET > NEW DELHI – Veteran Indian classical singer Gangubai Hangal, who battled > caste and gender prejudices to establish a career that spanned more than > seven decades, died Tuesday after being briefly hospitalized for respiratory > problems. She was 96. > Hangal was put on a life-support system Monday night after her condition > turned critical, her doctor, Asho Kalamadani, told Press Trust of India > news agency. Her grandson Manoj Hangal was quoted saying she died early > Tuesday. > With her powerful, deep voice, Hangal was often described as more gifted > than most male singers of her time, and people had trouble matching her > strong vocals with her small frame. > She was one of the most well-known singers of Khayal, a style that belonged > to the Hindustani, or north Indian, school of classical singing. > She was born on March 5, 1913, in the southern state of Karnataka and > trained under Sawai Gandharva, a respected guru. > She remembered how upper caste people used to come to her concerts when she > was invited to peform and after wards when food was served she has to sit > seperately. She had a strong voice which make people assume sometimes her > as a man,there she makes an impact on feminine singing standards, where > shrill and effiminate voice is the only consideration for female singers. > Born into a family of boatmen, considered low caste in Hinduism's complex > caste structure, Hangal battled that prejudice as well as the notion that > singing wasn't an appropriate profession for a woman of her generation. > She died in Hubli, a city in Karnataka state, where she lived, PTI > reported. > She is survived by two sons. > > > ------------------------------ > See the Web's breaking stories, chosen by people like you. Check out Yahoo! > Buzz <http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_buzz_1/*http://in.buzz.yahoo.com/> > > > > > -- > Ranjit > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
