Asgari Bai | |
Birth Date: | 25 August 1918 |
Origin: | Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India |
Death Date: | (aged 87) |
Genre: | Hindustani classical music, Mewati Gharana |
Occupation: | Classical Vocalist |
Years Active: | 1937–2005 |
Asgari Bai (25 August 1918 - 9 August 2006) was an Indian Dhrupad singer.[1] She was a recipient of Padma Shri,[2] Tansen Samman, Academy Samman and Shikhar Samman.[3]
Asgari Bai was born in Bijawar, Chhatarpur. She had come with her mother Nazeera Begum to Tikamgarh. She died on 9 August 2006.
Ashgari Bai (1998), an Indian documentary film directed by Priti Chandriani and Brahmanand S. Singh explores her life as an exponent of Dhrupad.[4]