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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 (M.P.), and it was by this name that she was popularly known.
Annpurna Devi Yadav (born 2 February 1970) is an Indian politician who serving as 5th Minister of Women and Child Development since 2024. She is also a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament of India) from Kodarma, Jharkhand in which she won the 2019 Indian general election as member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Annapurna, Annapurneshwari, Annada or Annapoorna ( Sanskrit: अन्नपूर्णा, IAST: Annapūrṇa, lit. filled with or possessed of food) [1] is a manifestation of Parvati and is known as the Hindu goddess of food and nourishment.
Oct 23, 2018 · As a surbahar (bass sitar) player, Annapurna Devi was hailed in the 1940s and 1950s as a virtuoso, in possession of a nearly singular musical sensitivity.
Jun 10, 2024 · Annapurna Devi, a former RJD member, joined BJP in 2019 and became a Union Minister in PM Modi's Cabinet. (FB) Annapurna Devi foray into politics in 1998 was not a decision she had much control over. It happened after the death of her husband Ramesh Yadav who was with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
Annapurna Devi was the daughter of the legendary musician and revered Guru of Hindustani classical music, Acharya Baba Allauddin Khan sahib and Madan Manjari. She was the sister of the great sarod maestro, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. She was married to Pt. Ravi Shankar and later to Prof. Rooshikumar Pandya. She was the mother of Shubhendra Shankar.
Oct 24, 2018 · Annapurna Devi, a noted Indian musician and teacher whose decision to stop performing relatively early in her career made her something of an enigma, died on Oct. 13 in Mumbai. She was 91....
Extraordinary talent, corrosive jealousy, rifts caused by differing world views and levels of integrity, and great tragedy were part of Annapurna Devi’s life.
Dec 2, 2020 · Goddess Annapurna Devi is one of the supreme manifestations of Goddess Parvati. Annapoorna Devi is the presiding deity of Kasi (Varanasi) Annapurna Mandir. Annapurna Mata is also worshipped during Durga Navaratri puja.
Oct 16, 2018 · Iconic musician Annapurna Devi passed away at 91 on Saturday. A scion of the Maihar gharana, there are several stories of her greatness as a musician, her temper and her unique style of teaching.
