Devaki Pandit
Devaki Pandit (Marathi: देवकी पंडित; born 6 March 1965) is an Indian classical singer of Hindustani classical music, Bhajan and Abhang, and a playback singer in Hindi and Marathi cinema. She is a disciple of Kishori Amonkar and Jitendra Abhisheki and belongs to the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana and Agra gharana. She worked with renowned artists like Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Ustad Raees Khan, Gulzar, Vishal Bhardwaj, Naushad, Jaydev, Jatin-Lalit, Ustad Zakir Hussain in the fields of film, television and live classical performances.
In 2022, she received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. She has also won the Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer four times in 1985, 2001, 2006 and 2011.
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