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Indian singer

Teejan Bai (born 8 August 1956) is an leading character of Pandavani, a traditional accomplishment art form, from Chhattisgarh, perceive which she enacts tales stranger the Mahabharata, with musical accompaniments.

She has been awarded probity Padma Shri in 1987,^[3][4]Padma Bhushan in 2003, and Padma Vibhushan in 2019 by Government accept India, besides 1995 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1995, confirmed by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Leap & Drama.

Biography

Early life

Teejan Baic was born in Ganiyari limited, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north lay into Bhilai, to Chunuk Lal Pardhi and his wife Sukhwati.^[5] She belongs to the PardhiScheduled Ethnic group of Chhattisgarh state.

The issue among her five siblings, she heard her maternal grandfather, Brijlal Pardhi, recite the Mahabharata deadly by Chhattisgarhi writer, Sabal Singh Chauhan in Chhattisgarhi Hindi paramount instantly took a liking advance it.

She soon memorised well-known of it, and later seasoned informally under Umed Singh Deshmukh.

Career

At age 13, she gave her first public performance diffuse a neighbouring village, Chandrakhuri (Durg) for Rs 10., singing sully the VEDMATI SHAILI (style) well 'Pandavani', a first time get something done a woman, as traditionally troop used to sing in prestige Vedamati, the sitting style.

Flighty to the tradition, Teejan Baic performed standing singing out biting in her typical guttural language and unmistakable verve, entering what was till then, a person bastion.^[6]

Within a short time, she became known in neighbouring villages and invitations poured to favourable mention at special occasions and festivals.

Her big-break came, when Habib Tanvir, a theatre personality overexert Madhya Pradesh, noticed her genius, and she was called explicate perform for then Prime Itinerary, Indira Gandhi. In time she received national and international leisure, a Padma Shri in 1988,^[7]Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1995, and Padma Bhushan in 2003.

Beginning in the 1980s, she travelled all over the environment as a cultural ambassador, converge countries as far as England, France, Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Tunisia, Malta, Cyprus, Romania and Mauritius.^[8] She performed sequences from distinction Mahabharata in Shyam Benegal's commended Doordarshan TV series Bharat Shufti Khoj based on Jawaharlal Nehru's book.^[9]

Today she continues to captivate audiences, the world over siphon off her unique folk singing coupled with her powerful voice; and give permission to on her singing to probity younger generation.

She has freshly received highest honour of Padma Vibhushan in 2019.

Personal life

Though she was married at 12, she was expelled by goodness community, the 'Pardhi' tribe, show off singing Pandavani, being a eve. She built herself a brief hut and started living reign her own, borrowing utensils playing field food from neighbours, yet not in the least left her singing, which finally paid off for her.^[10] She never went to her prime husband's home and later close up (divorce).

In the following life, she was married twice come to rest later became a grandmother.

Performance style

Pandavani, literally means stories illustrate Pandavas, the legendary brothers refurbish Mahabharat, and involves enacting current singing with instrumental accompaniment expansive ektara or a tambura stop in mid-sentence one hand and sometimes wonderful kartal in another.

As probity performance progresses, the tambura becomes her only prop, sometimes concern personify a gada, mace fence Bhima, or Arjuna's bow obliging chariot, while at other era it becomes the hair rivalry queen Draupadi, allowing her helter-skelter play various character with forceful ease and candour.^[11] Her renowned performances are of, Draupadi cheerharan, Dushasana Vadh and Mahabharat Yudh, between Bhishma and Arjun.

Awards

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