Sheila Dhar
| Sheila Dhar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1929 |
| Died | 26 July 2001 (aged 71–72) |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music |
| Instruments | singing |
Sheila Dhar (1929 – 26 July 2001) was an Indian author and singer of Kirana gharana. She is known for her writings about music and musicians, which included 3 books. She also taught English literature and language at Delhi University.She was the wife of P. N. Dhar, an economist and an advisor of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.[1][2]
After dropping out of Lady Hardinge Medical College, Sheila joined Hindu College and was the topper of Delhi University English Honours batch in 1950. She was awarded a Summa Cum Laude for her M.A. by Boston University following which she taught Literature for a short while at Miranda House, and then joined the Government's Publications Division.
Sheila had published a book of about the lifestyle of the Mathur Kayasthas in the Delhi of the 1940s and '50s providing a glimpse of the old Delhi, which included her experiences with life in bureaucracy and anecdotes from the lives of musicians like Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Kesarbai Kerkar, Pran Nath , and Begum Akhtar.[3]
Bibliography
- Children's History of India (1961)
- This India (1973)
- Here's Someone I'd Like You to Meet (1995)
- Raga'n' Josh
- Tales of Innocents, Musicians and Bureaucrats
References
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/all-that-matters/Remembering-Sheila/articleshow/871982908.cms
- ↑ "Sheila Dhar | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- ↑ "Remembering Sheila - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-12-18.