Shobha Gurtu

Shobha Gurtu
Background information
Birth nameBhanumati Shirodkar
Born(1925-02-08)8 February 1925
Belgaum, Karnataka, India
Died27 September 2004(2004-09-27) (aged 79)
Mumbai, India
GenresHindustani classical music
Occupationsinger
Years active1940s–2004

Shobha Gurtu (1925–2004) was an Indian singer in the light Hindustani classical style. Though she had equal command over pure classical style, it was with light classical music that she received her fame, and in time came to be known as the Thumri Queen, and for the 'Abhinaya' sung in her full-throated voice. She was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2002.

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