Fulati Gidali Explained

Fulati Gidali
Nationality:	Indian
Birth Date:	1911
Death Date:	22 August 2019 (aged 108)
Occupation:	Folk Singer
Awards:	Academy Award (2010) Banga Ratna (2013)

Fulati Gidali (1911 – 22 August 2019) was an Indian folk singer who was known as the "Shaitol Empress".

Biography

Fulati Gidali was born in 1911. She sang "Shaitol" (A type of folk song from Cooch Bihar, West Bengal, India). For her contribution to this arena she was awarded Academy Award by Rabindra Bharati University in 2010. Then she received Banga Ratna from West Bengal Government in 2013.^{[1] [2]} She died on 22 August 2019 at the age of 108.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: প্রয়াত হলেন বঙ্গরত্ন পুরষ্কার প্রাপ্ত কোচবিহারের ষাইটোল সম্রাজ্ঞী ফুলতি গিদালি. Khaboria 24. 22 August 2019. 25 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190825070712/https://www.khaboria24.com/news-2/cooch-behar/chhatol-emperor-fulati-gidali-of-bangabharat-award-winning-coach/. 25 August 2019. dead. bn.
2. Web site: প্রয়াত কোচবিহারের ষাইটোল সম্রাজ্ঞী ফুলতি গিদালি. 23 August 2019. ETV Bharat. 25 August 2019. bn.