KHAKI Talk 50: #MyNameIsGauharJaan - The Life And Times Of A Musician by Dr Vikram Sampath

Gauhar Jaan (1873-1930), the eminent Hindustani classical vocalist, symbolizes the resurgence of women musicians at the turn of the 20th century when the traditional custodians of the art form - the devadasis of the South and the nautch girls and tawaifs of the North, who had nurtured the art for centuries - became victims of the morality laws of the British government and the prudery of an 'enlightened' and educated Indian elite. At our Online Talk #MyNameisGauharJaan, author and historian Dr Vikram Sampath will be taking us through the fascinating life of Gauhar Jaan, the sub-continent's first artist to commercially record on the gramophone in 1902. Through the highs and lows of her life, he will also take us through the early era of Indian recording where women played a crucial role.

Bangalore based historian Dr. Vikram Sampath is the author of "My Name Is Gauhar Jaan: The Life and Times of a Musician” and several other books. His latest book is the first of a two-volume biography "Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past" from Penguin Random House India. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi's first Yuva Puraskar in English literature and the ARSC International Award for Excellence in Historical Research in New York for his book on Gauhar Jaan. The book has also been adapted to theatre as a play "Gauhar" by Lillette Dubey and is being adapted to a Bollywood film by Ashutosh Gowariker. He was selected to be among the artists and writers in residence at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in 2015.

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