Famous Great Indian Musicians and Dancers

Famous Great Indian Musicians and Dancers

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Book Specification

Item Code: NAF099
Author: Shyam Dua
Publisher: Tiny Tot Publications
Language: English
Edition: 2008
ISBN: 9788175736757
Pages: 108 (Throughout Color Illustrations)
Cover: Paperback
Other Details 9.5 inch x 7.0 inch
Weight 240 gm

Book Description

Back of the book

‘Famous Great Indians’ is a collection of books made to recognize the work and achievements of famous Indian personalities from all walks of life. It states the life and history of Indian’s most famous sons and daughters. It also acknowledges historical and cultural significance of the nation. The aim of designing the series is to basically create awareness about India’s famed culture and achievements among the present generation.

About the Series

‘Famous Great Indians’ is a collection of various volumes recognizing the fame and glory associated with Indian personalities, history and culture. The series briefly describes the accomplishments and famous incidences of India’s famed heroes, their invaluable works and India’s glorious past and present. The sole purpose of the series is to familiarize the young generation with famous Indians from all walks of life, and to create awareness about the festivals and the architectural wonders that have imprinted India’s name in golden letters in the global scenario.

India has been a land of famous and talented personalities who have raised their level to reach the pinnacle in their respective fields. India has produced people of amazing capabilities in form of leaders, poets, writers, scientists, saints, film personalities and sportsmen, who have been highlighted in the series, as it is necessary to acknowledge their contribution time and again.

India is also by and large known as the land of festivals, which are no more confined to the boundaries of our nation but are also being celebrated by the different communities around the world. The pomp and show and the historical relevance is described briefly for the convenience of the readers.

‘Famous Great Indians’, taken as a whole, is a great a great pool of knowledge and information, and a tribute to its great citizens and culture, which swells the heart of every Indian with pride.

About the Volume

‘Famous Great Indian Musicians and Dancers’ showcases some of the most melodious and graceful personalities to have graced the land. Who with their sheer dedication and talent have achieved great recognition and glory. The book cites the eminent achievers in the field of music and dance.

India, the land of the performing arts, has seen the rise of many talents in the world of melody, rhythm and harmony. The land of carnatic music, sitar, veena, table, bharatnatyam, odissi, kathak, kuchipudi has had many great exponents of the varied art forms.

Many gifted musicians like Ravi Shankar, R.D. Burman, Amir Khusro, A.R. Rahman, Bhupen Hazarika, Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Tansen, Zakir Hussain, Bismillah Khan, Bade Ghulam Ali have composed and given us many beautiful melodies.

Singers like Mohammad Rafi, Mukesh, Kishore Kumar, Udit Narayan, Asha Bhonsle, Lata Mangeshkar have lent their melodious voices to many wonderful songs.

Dance exponents like Sonal Mansingh, Birju Maharaj, Mallika Sarabhai have taken the Indian dance form beyond the seven seas and popularised them.

Overall, ‘Famous Great Indian Musicians and Dancers’ is a collection of people who are the pride of India, and who have made exceptional contributions to the propagation and growth of Indian performing arts.

Contents

1 A.R. Rahman 8
2 Abdul Karim Khan 9
3 Ahmed Jan Thirakwa 10
4 Alauddin Khan 11
5 Alka Yagnik 12
6 Alladiya Khan 13
7 Amala Shankar 14
8 Amir Khan 15
9 Amir Khusrau 16
10 Amjad Ali Khan 17
11 Anjanibai Malpekar 18
12 Annapoorna Devi 19
13 Anu Malik 20
14 Aruna Sairam 21
15 Asha Bhonsle 22
16 Ayodhya Prasad 23
17 Bade Gulam Ali Khan 24
18 Balkrishna Buwa Echalkaranjeekar 25
19 Bande Ali Khan 26
20 Bappi Lahiri 27
21 Bhaskarbuva Bakhle 28
22 Bhupen Hazarika 29
23 Birju Maharaj 30
24 Bismillah Khan 31
25 Bundu Khan 32
26 Daler Mehndi 33
27 Faiyaz Khan 34
28 Farah Khan 35
29 Gangubai Hangal 36
30 Geeta Dutt 37
31 Gopal Mishra 38
32 Guru Gopinath 39
33 Hafiz Ali Khan 40
34 Hari Prasad Chaurasia 41
35 Hemant Kumar 42
36 Inayat Khan 43
37 Indrani Sen 44
38 Jaspinder Narula 45
39 Javed Akhtar 46
40 Kanthe Maharaj 47
41 Kesarbai Kerkar 48
42 Kishore Kumar 49
43 Kishori Amonkar 50
44 Kudau Singh 51
45 Kumar Gandharva 52
46 Lalmani Mishra 53
47 Lata Mangeshkar 54
48 Laxmikant 55
49 Lucky Ali 56
50 Malavika Sarukkai 57
51 Mallika Sarabhai 58
52 Manna Dey 59
53 Mohammed Rafi 60
54 Moula Bux 61
55 Mrinalini Sarabhai 62
56 Mukesh 63
57 Mallikarjun Mansoor 64
58 Mushtaq Ali Khan 65
59 Mushtaq Hussain Khan 66
60 Narayan Rao Vyas 67
61 Nasiruddin Khan 68
62 Nathan Khan 69
63 Nemat Khan Sadarang 70
64 Nikhil Banerjee 71
65 Onkarnath Thakur 72
66 Pannalal Ghosh 73
67 Parvat Singh 74
68 Pt. D.V. Paluskar 75
69 Pt. Ravi Shankar 76
70 R.D. Burman 77
71 Rajab Ali Khan 78
72 Ram Sahai 79
73 Ramchatur Malik 80
74 Ramkrishna Buwa Vaghe 81
75 Rasoolanbai 82
76 S.D. Burman 83
77 S.N. Ratanjankar 84
78 Sawai Gandharva 85
79 Semmangudi Sreenivasa Iyyer 86
80 Shankar Rao Pandit 87
81 Shankar-Jaikishan 88
82 Shubha Mudgal 89
83 Siddheshwari Devi 90
84 Sitara Devi 91
85 Sonal Mansingh 92
86 Sonu Nigam 93
87 Sunidhi Chauhan 94
88 Swapna Sundari 95
89 Swati Tirunal 96
90 Talat Mehmood 97
91 Tensen 98
92 Uday Shankar 99
93 Udit Narayan 100
94 Usha Uthup 101
95 Vasundhara Das 102
96 Vilayat Hussain Khan 103
97 Vinayak Rao Patvardhan 104
98 Vishnu Digambar Paluskar 105
99 Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande 106
100 Vishwa Mohan Bhatt 107
101 Zakir Hussain 108
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