Anjanibai Malpekar
Indian singer
Died when: 91 years 107 days (1095 months)Star Sign: Taurus
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Anjanibai Malpekar (22 April 1883 – 7 August 1974) was a noted Indian classical singer, belonging to the Bhendibazaar gharana of Hindustani classical music.
In 1958, she became the first woman to be awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.
Acclaimed for her beauty in her youth, Malpekar was the muse of painters Raja Ravi Varma and M.V.Dhurandhar.
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