AgenciesGoogle today commemorated the 145th birth anniversary of legendary music exponent Gauhar Jaan with a doodle. Illustrator Aditi Damle had created two early drafts of the Doodle.
Gauhar Jaan, born on June 26 in 1873, was one of the first performers to record music on 78 rpm records in India. The record was released by Gramaphone Company of India.
Her most famous songs are 'Mora Nahak Laye gavanava', 'Jabse Gaye mori sur huna live', 'Ras ke Bhare Tore Nain mere Dard-e-jigar'.
She was born under the name of Angelina Yeoward June 26, 1873, Azamgarh, of Armenian origin. Her father, Robert William Yeoward, worked as an engineer in a dry ice factory and married her mother, Victoria Hemmings in 1872. Hemmings, was an Indian by birth and was a well-trained singer and dancer.
However, Jaan's parents got divorced and the mother-daughter duo moved to Varanasi along with a Muslim nobleman, 'Khursheed'. Eight-year-old Angelina accompanied her mother to the new city, where they both converted to Islam. While Victoria changed her name to Malka Jaan, Angelina's name was changed to Gauhar Jaan.
Malka Jaan became an accomplished singer and Kathak dancer in Varanasi. Two years later, Malka Jaan along with her daughter moved to Kolkata and started performing in the courts of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah.
She began her training in Kolkata and became proficient in Hindustani classical music, Keertan and Rabindra Sangeet, among other forms.
Her maiden performance was at the courts of Darbhanga Raj, in modern-day Bihar, in 1887 and was appointed as court musician. She was given the title of 'first dancing girl' in her records.
Jaan popularised the light classical genre with her performances of thumri, dadra, Kajri, Chaiti, bhajans, tarana. She embraced Islam and remained a devout Muslim all her life, although most of her compositions were replete with Krishna bhakti.
In her final days, Gauhar Jaan moved to Mysore at the invitation of Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV. She was appointed a palace musician, and passed away within 18 months on January 17, 1930.
Gauhar Jaan, born on June 26 in 1873, was one of the first performers to record music on 78 rpm records in India. The record was released by Gramaphone Company of India.
Her most famous songs are 'Mora Nahak Laye gavanava', 'Jabse Gaye mori sur huna live', 'Ras ke Bhare Tore Nain mere Dard-e-jigar'.
She was born under the name of Angelina Yeoward June 26, 1873, Azamgarh, of Armenian origin. Her father, Robert William Yeoward, worked as an engineer in a dry ice factory and married her mother, Victoria Hemmings in 1872. Hemmings, was an Indian by birth and was a well-trained singer and dancer.
However, Jaan's parents got divorced and the mother-daughter duo moved to Varanasi along with a Muslim nobleman, 'Khursheed'. Eight-year-old Angelina accompanied her mother to the new city, where they both converted to Islam. While Victoria changed her name to Malka Jaan, Angelina's name was changed to Gauhar Jaan.
Malka Jaan became an accomplished singer and Kathak dancer in Varanasi. Two years later, Malka Jaan along with her daughter moved to Kolkata and started performing in the courts of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah.
She began her training in Kolkata and became proficient in Hindustani classical music, Keertan and Rabindra Sangeet, among other forms.
Her maiden performance was at the courts of Darbhanga Raj, in modern-day Bihar, in 1887 and was appointed as court musician. She was given the title of 'first dancing girl' in her records.
Jaan popularised the light classical genre with her performances of thumri, dadra, Kajri, Chaiti, bhajans, tarana. She embraced Islam and remained a devout Muslim all her life, although most of her compositions were replete with Krishna bhakti.
In her final days, Gauhar Jaan moved to Mysore at the invitation of Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV. She was appointed a palace musician, and passed away within 18 months on January 17, 1930.
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