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Annapurna Devi | |
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| Born | Roshanara Khan 17 May 1927 |
| Died | 13 October 2018 (aged 90–91) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Spouse(s) |
Rooshikumar Pandya
(m. 1982; died 2013) |
| Children | Shubhendra Shankar |
Annapurna Devi (17 April 1927 – 13 October 2018) was an Indian surbahar player of Hindustani classical music. She was given the name 'Annapurna' by Maharaja Brijnath Singh of the former Maihar Estate, and it was by this name that she was popularly known. She was the daughter and disciple of Allauddin Khan, and the sister of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Pandit Ravi Shankar was her first husband, with whom she had a son, Shubhendra Shankar, who was an artist and a sitaritst.
She was an extremely private person and was never interested in being a professional musician like the rest of her family. However, she was active throughout her life as a teacher to many other prominent musicians like Nikhil Banerjee, Hariprasad Chaurasia, and Nityanand Haldipur.[1] She was the only known female maestro of the Surbahar in the 20th century.
- ^ Ram, Vinay Bharat (24 October 2018). "A transcendental music - what I learnt from Annapurna Devi". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 October 2018.