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Sumitra Guha, is an Indian classical singer, known for her expertise in the Carnatic and Hindustani schools of classical music. The Government of India honored her in 2010, with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri. ==Biography== Sumitra Guha, was born Sumitra Raju in Andhra Pradesh to a locally known singer, Rajyalakshmi Raju, and took to music at an early age, receiving the first lessons in music from her mother. Her formal education in music started at the age of eleven from S. R. Janakiraman, a renowned music guru.〔〔 Simultaneously, she carried on with her academic education and joined Visva-Bharati University pursuing graduate studies in philosophy, which exposed her to Hindustani music.〔〔〔 She started learning Hindustani music in 1964 and continued her music studies under Pandit A Kanan and ''Vidushi'' Malavika Kanan, and later received some guidance from Sushil Kumar Bose, a renowned exponent of music who learned under the tutelage of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan.〔〔〔〔 Sumitra continued her studies even after her marriage at the age of 19, and in 1972, became a B-grade artist of the All India Radio.〔 The same year, she debuted as a performer with her concert at Thirumala temple in Tirupati. At AIR, she got the opportunity to participate in four chain concerts of the station in 1982, 85, 89 and 90 and several Radio Sangeet Sammelans and national programmes for AIR and Doordarshan. By 1995, she got the title of ''Vidhushi''.〔〔 Sumitra Guha is known to be proficient in Carnatic and Hidustani schools of music, known to be the first Andhra woman to sing Hindustani music,〔 but is more aligned to the latter with a known leaning towards the Kirana Gharana.〔〔 In 1995, the Central Production Centre of Doordarshan made a documentary, ''Ek Mulakat'' on the life of Sumitra Guha.〔 She has also recorded for the Sangeet Natak Akademi and others such as MMY Music Foundation and HMV.〔〔〔 She has performed across India and abroad and has also sung fusion music with renowmed musicians from abroad.〔 Her performance at the India Habitat Centre, Delhi, in tandem with the double Grammy award winner, Robin Hogarth,〔 based on Sant Kabir's music was a blend of Hindustani and African gospel music traditions. She has also done a music series by name, ''Tribute to the Musical Saints of India'', was performed at various concerts in India.〔 She has worked on a research-based music project by name, ''OMKARA - The Sound of Divine Love'', Directed by Guinness World Record® holder Rupam Sarmah, Grammy award winner Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and others. Sumitra Guha founded the ''Sumadhur Hansadhwani School of Music'' which continues to teach music in the traditional gurukula style.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sumitra Guha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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