Veteran classical singer Girija Devi dies at 88
WION Web Team
New Delhi, Delhi, IndiaUpdated: Oct 24, 2017, 05:48 PM IST
Doctors at Kolkata's BM Birla Nursing Home said the cause of death was a cardiac arrest. Photograph:(ANI)
The veteran classical singer Girija Devi died in Kolkata on Tuesday night.
Veteran classical singer Girija Devi passes away in Kolkata due to cardiac arrest. pic.twitter.com/odLb0WAuzt
— ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2017
Doctors at the BM Birla Nursing Home said the cause of death was a cardiac arrest.
She was 88.
Devi, who was from the Seniya and Banaras gharanas, was thought of as the "queen of thumri".
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Devi was awarded the Padma Shri in 1972, the Padma Bhushan in 1989, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2016.
