Ajita Srivastava
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Ajita Srivastava is an Indian singer known for her Kajari folk songs. She has been awarded Padma Shri in 2022 by the Government of India for her contributions in the field of arts.[1]
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 Ajita Srivastava receiving Padma Shri award from President Ram Nath Kovind | |
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Since the late 1970s, Srivastava has been associated with Kajari, popular folk music from Mirzapur and the surrounding region.[2]
Life and education
Srivastava was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. She has completed her B. Ed. from Gorakhpur University and M. A. from Banaras Hindu University.[3]
Later, she married Rasbihari Lal from Mirzapur and settled there.[4]
Career
Srivastava has performed at several programmes organized by All India Radio, Lucknow Doordarshan, Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi, and T-Series among others.[3]
In 2018, she retired as a lecturer from the Arya Kanya Inter College.[5] Since then, she has fully dedicated her time to promote the folk music of the region.[6]
Awards
- 2017 - Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi Award[2]
- 2022 - Padma Shri[1]
- 2021 - Vishwa Hindi Shodh Samvardhan Award
- 2021 - Kajali Kokila Award
- 2021 - Yogya Sikshaika evam Kajali Gayika Award
- 2010, 2021 - SAARC FOSWAL Award
- Hindi Shri Award
- 2019 – Harit Uttar Pradesh- Swachch Uttar Pradesh Visisth Samman
- 2020 - Kashi Anand Samman
- 2011 - Vaishya Gaurav Samman
- 2019 - Kajali Karyashala Mukhya Prashikshika Award
- 2017 - Namami Jagriti Samman
- 2008 - Nari Shakti Samman by Amar ujala
- 1996 – Kajali Samragyi Award
- 2019, 2020, 2021 - Nari Shakti Puraskaar by Uttar Pradesh Government
References
- ^ a b "Padma Awardees 2022" (PDF). Padma Awards.
- ^ a b "मीरजापुर की कजरी गायिका अजिता श्रीवास्तव को पद्मश्री, संगीत नाटक अकादमी पुरस्कार से भी हो चुकी हैं सम्मानित". Zee News (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ a b "पद्म पुरस्कार 2022 : मीरजापुर की कजरी गायिका अजीता श्रीवास्तव को पद्मश्री, 42 वर्षों की निरंतर साधना व तप के बाद मिली सफलता". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ "वाराणसी के 6 लोगों को मिला पदम पुरस्कार, मिर्ज़ापुर की अजीता श्रीवास्तव भी शामिल, जानिए इनके जीवन की कहानी". mirzapurofficial.in (in Hindi). 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ "कजरी गायिका अजिता श्रीवास्तव को मिला पद्मश्री अवॉर्ड, 36 वर्षों से गायन के क्षेत्र में कर रही हैं काम". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ Ganga, A. B. P. (2022-01-26). "मिर्जापुर की प्रसिद्ध कजली गायिका अजीता श्रीवास्तव को मिला पद्म श्री अवार्ड, ऐसा रहा करियर". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-03-22.