Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 1977
Music - Hindustani - Vocal
I present to you, Sir, Smt. Girja
Devi.
Smt. Girja Devi, born in 1929
at Varanasi, is one of the leading
vocalists of the Hindustani
system. She started studying
music at the early age of five
from Sarju Prasad Misra and
continued subsequent training
with Shrichandra Misra.
Smt. Girja Devi sings khayals
with great clarity and control.
Besides she is an outstanding
exponent of thumri, tappa, hori,
chaiti, kajri and so on.
She has been honoured by
many institutions and is
associated with Uttar Pradesh
Sangeet Natak Akademi, the All
India Radio and the Sangeet
Research Academy, Calcutta.
She has visited the USSR and
the UK on concert assignments.
For her eminence in the field
of Music and her contribution
to its enrichment Smt. Girja Devi
receives the Sangeet Natak
Akademi Award for Hindustani
Vocal Music for 1977.