Sharan Rani Backliwal

Sharan Rani Backliwal
Sharan Rani in Tehran
Background information
Birth nameSharan Rani Mathur
Born(1929-04-09)9 April 1929
Delhi
Died8 April 2008(2008-04-08) (aged 78)
Delhi
GenresIndian classical music
Occupation(s)instrumentalist, music scholar
Instrumentsarod

Sharan Rani (also known as Sharan Rani Backliwal, née Mathur) (9 April 1929 – 8 April 2008) was an Indian classical sarod player and music scholar.

Her private collection of 379 musical instruments ranging from the 15th to the 19th century is now part of the "Sharan Rani Backliwal Gallery of Musical Instruments" at the National Museum, New Delhi.