Nice post; thanks.
On 23 July, 13:01, Ranjit Ranjit <ranjit.ran...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> From: rajesh katulkar <rajeshkatul...@yahoo.co.in>
> Date: 2009/7/23
> Subject: Gangubai Hangal- New standards for the feminine singing
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> [image: File - In this May 19, 2005 file photo, legendary Indian
> classical singer]
> <http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/respiratory-problems/photo//090721/481/...>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 newsagency. 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.
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