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Basanti Bisht

1953 - Today

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Dr. Basanti Bisht (born, 1953) is a well known folk singer of Uttarakhand, famous for being the first woman singer of the Jagar folk-form of Uttarakhand. The Jagar form of singing is a way of invoking deities, which is traditionally done by men but, Basanti Bisht broke the practice and today is a well-known voice, and is trying to preserve this traditional form of singing. Basanti Bisht was awarded the Padma Shri in 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Basanti Bisht is the 1,954th most popular singer (up from 2,675th in 2019), the 876th most popular biography from India (up from 1,089th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Indian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Basanti Bisht ranks 1,954 out of 4,381. Before her are Sherine, Ewan MacColl, Jihyo, Duffy, Kate Smith, and Charlie Dominici. After her are Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, Darren Hayes, Anahí, Joyce DiDonato, Knez, and Roy Khan.

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Among people born in 1953, Basanti Bisht ranks 497. Before her are Trip Hawkins, Miguel Ángel Guerra, Freddie Aguilar, Andy Hertzfeld, Jan Möller, and Valero Rivera López. After her are Ilkka Hanski, Mokhtar Naili, Ken Burns, Don Dokken, Pat Symonds, and Paul Mariner.

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In India

Among people born in India, Basanti Bisht ranks 876 out of 1,861. Before her are Juhi Chawla (1967), Mammootty (1951), Kirron Kher (1955), Arjun Kapoor (1985), Anandiben Patel (1941), and Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan (1905). After her are Usha Mehta (1920), Gauri Khan (1970), Akhtar Hameed Khan (1914), Javed Akhtar (1945), Gurdial Singh (1933), and Tarsem Singh (1961).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Basanti Bisht ranks 23. Before her are K. J. Yesudas (1940), Udit Narayan (1955), Ali Akbar Khan (1922), Jagjit Singh (1941), Parveen Sultana (1950), and Peter Sarstedt (1941). After her are Begum Akhtar (1914), Dipali Barthakur (1941), Pratima Barua Pandey (1934), Vani Jairam (1945), Sharda Sinha (1952), and Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi (1920).

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