Anjanibai Malpekar

Anjanibai Malpekar
Malpekar became the muse for Raja Ravi Varma's "Lady in the Moon Light" (1889)
Background information
Born(1883-04-22)22 April 1883
Pernem, Goa
Died7 August 1974(1974-08-07) (aged 91)
Bombay, Maharashtra
GenresHindustani classical music
Occupation(s)vocalist, music educator
Years active1899–1970s

Anjanibai Malpekar (22 April 1883 – 7 August 1974) was a noted Indian classical singer, belonging to the Bhendibazaar gharana of Hindustani classical music.

In 1958, she became the first woman to be awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.[1]

Acclaimed for her beauty in her youth, Malpekar was the muse of painters Raja Ravi Varma and M. V. Dhurandhar.

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