---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: rajesh katulkar <rajeshkatul...@yahoo.co.in> Date: 2009/7/23 Subject: Gangubai Hangal- New standards for the feminine singing To: our-me...@googlegroups.com
[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 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. ------------------------------ 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 greenyouth@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to greenyouth+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
