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Hindi Singer Teejan Bai
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Teejan Bai was born on August 8, 1956, is an expert in Pandavani, a traditional artĀ from Chhattisgarh, She was born in Ganiyari village, north of Bhilai, to Chunuk Lal Pardhi and his wife Sukhwati. The eldest of five siblings, she got her talent from her maternal grandfather, Brijlal Pardhi.Ā Brijlal Pardhi is famous for recitingĀ Mahabharata, written byĀ Sabal Singh Chauhan, in theĀ ChhattisgarhiĀ language. She wasĀ trained under Umed Singh Deshmukh. She performed her first song at the age of 13 in a neighboring village, Chandrakhuri (Durg), for Rs 10, singing VEDMATI SHAILIĀ (style) of Pandavani. Usually, women sing the sitting style,Ā Vedamati. Contrary to tradition, Teejan Bai sang standing with her usual guttural voice. She became well-known in the neighborhood and got invitations to sing forĀ special events and celebrations in a short time.

Her big break came when theater personalityĀ  Habib Tanvir Habib Tanvir was an acclaimed poet, actor, theatre >> Read More... saw her talent and invited her to sing for the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi. Later, sheĀ received national and international recognition. She was honored withĀ the Padma Shri in 1988, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1995, and Padma Bhushan in 2003. Since the 1980s, she has traveled worldwideĀ as a cultural ambassador. She traveledĀ to England, France, Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Tunisia, Malta, Cyprus, Romania, and Mauritius. TeejanĀ performed the Mahabharata sequencesĀ in Doordarshan's Bharat Ek Khoj,Ā directed by Shyam Benegal.

She was honored withĀ Padma Vibhushan in 2019. As she sangĀ Pandavani, her community people expelled her. She made a hut for herself and lived her life. She divorced her husband, whom she married when she was 12. Later, she got remarried. She had performed in DraupadiĀ Cheerharan, Dushasana Vadh, and Mahabharat Yudh, between Bhishma and Arjun.

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