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Lakshmi Shankar & Nirmala Devi
12+ albums
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Lakshmi Shankar is a Hindustani classical vocalist of the Patiala Gharana. She is known for her performances of khyal, thumri, and bhajans. Born in 1926, Lakshmi started her career in dancing. In 1939, when Uday Shankar brought his dance troupe to Madras, (recently renamed Chennai), she joined the Almora Centre to learn Uday Shankar’s dance style based on the Indian classics, and became a part of his troupe. She later married Uday Shankar's brother, Rajendra (with nickname Raju). During a period of illness, Lakshmi had to give up dancing, and already having had a background of Carnatic music, she undertook learning Hindustani classical music for many years under Ustad Abdul Rehman Khan. Later, she also trained with Ravi Shankar, the sitar maestro. Lakshmi has shown her versatility and adaptability by composing music for Bharatanatyam for the leading dance company Shakti School of Bharatanatyam located in Los Angeles. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshmi_Shankar) ________________________ A Nirmala Devi as "singer" or "instrumentalist" for Indian Classical Music (same Hindustani (North Indian) or Carnatic (South Indian)) is not known; there exist a writer/editor, e.g. DICTIONARY OF MUSIC. by Nirmala Devi (see http://www.rectorpress.com/IndiaBooks.html). The Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi is a founder of the so called founder of Sahaja Yoga (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirmala_Srivastava) but does not correlate directly with Indian Classical Music or any other musi
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50 Glorious Classical Years
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Millenium, The Finest Collection, Vol 8
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50 Glorious Classical Years Disc 4
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50 Glorious Classical Years (disc 4)
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50 Glorious Classical Years Vol. 4
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50 Glorious Classical Years - Disk 4 of 5
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50 Glorious Classical Years (Disc 4 of 5)
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