Allah Jilai Bai
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| birth_place = Jaisingh Desar Magra, Bikaner, Bikaner State, British India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1992|11|3|1902|02|1|df=y}}
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Allah Jilai Bai (1 February 1902{{Cite web|url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/bikaner/famous-people/allah-jilai-bai.html|title=Allah Jilai Bai|website=www.mapsofindia.com|access-date=2020-03-08}} – 3 November 1992) was a folk singer from Rajasthan, India.
Early life
Born in Bikaner to a family of singers, by the age of 10 she was singing in the Durbar of Maharaja Ganga Singh. She took singing lessons from Ustad Hussain Baksh Khan and later on from Achhan Maharaj. At one time she sung in the court of Ganga Singh, the Maharajah of Bikaner.{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |last3= |first3= |date=2012-03-31 |title=Govt names seven for Rajasthan Ratna award |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/govt-names-seven-for-rajasthan-ratna-award/articleshow/12475144.cms |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}
She was well versed in Maand, Thumri, Khayal and Dadra. Perhaps her best-known piece is Kesaria Balam. In 1982, the Indian Government awarded her the Padma Shri in Arts field,[https://web.archive.org/web/20120229165559/http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php?start=1140 Padma Shri Awardees]. india.gov.in one of the highest civilian awards. She was also given the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1988 for Folk Music, and was posthumously awarded the Rajasthan Ratna in 2012.
Famous Songs Of Allah Jilai Bai
- Kallali
- kesariya Balam (Most Famous)
- Bai Sara Beera
- Moomal
- Kurja
- Chhappar Purana
- Aaj to Naina Ro Lobhi
- Aayo Aayo Sanina Ro Sath
- Poojan Dyo Gangaur
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080502052510/http://www.realbikaner.com/personality/jilai.html Allah Jilai Bai on realbikaner.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090105174210/http://www.hamarabikaner.org/bikaneripop/allahjillaibai.html Padamshri Allah Jillai Bai]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111029065643/http://folkrajasthan.com/allah-jilai-bai/ Listen Allah Jillai Bai's Folk Songs on FolkRajasthan.com]
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Category:Indian women folk singers
Category:20th-century Indian women singers
Category:20th-century Indian singers