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Vidya Rao is an Indian Hindustani classical singer and writer. She is popular for her Thumri and Dadra. She wrote a book on the late Naina Devi, Heart to Heart: Remembering Nainaji. Her daughter Aditi Rao Hydari is an actress.
It is unusual to find a recording sung by a native Sanskrit speaker from India; Vidya Rao's is perhaps the only such recording available. This chant is part of a collection recorded by...
Jan 12, 2015 · The song is beautifully composed and sung in the thumri idiom by Vidya Rao, a performer of thumri-dadra and ghazal, who has studied under the legendary late Naina Devi, Shanti Hiranand and...
Aditi's mother, Vidya Rao, is a classical singer accomplished in the thumri and dadra genres of Hindustani music. Her mother (Aditi's maternal grandmother), Shanta Rameshwar Rao (not to be confused with the writer Shanta Rama Rao), was the founder of Vidyaranya High School in Hyderabad and chairperson of the publishing house Orient Blackswan ...
Feb 22, 2021 · Thumri Sangeet by Hindustani singer Vidya Rao at Dharani Kalotsav 2009 organised by Society Dharani. The illustrious Indian classical musician renders the delicate style of thumri dadra singing,...
At first glance itself, Vidya Rao seems a perfect match for the grace and femininity of the thumri, one of the most beautiful genres of Hindustani classical music. Wrapped in a handloom sari, she...
Delhi-based thumri singer Vidya Rao will no longer be based in Delhi, a city where she has lived for 41 years as a performing artist, a publishing house editor, an author and a single...
Nov 29, 2018 · Vidya Rao performing at the Mahindra Kabira Festival in Varanasi. Like the soft hues and warm rays of the rising sun, Vidya Rao’s soothing voice caresses every note. Her face assumes a calm,...
Vidya Rao is a performer of thumri-dadra and ghazal. A disciple of the legendary singers Vidushi Naina Devi, Vidushi Shanti Hiranand , and Vidushi Girija Devi, her initial training in khayal was under Prof. B.N. Datta and Pandit Mani Prasad.
Dec 4, 2011 · A proficient practitioner of the delicate art of singing Thumri and Dadra, Vidya Rao is also a writer, who mesmerises the reader with her rare sensitivity, great feel for words...
