MOHAN UPRETI A popular figure in uttarakhand, Mohan Upreti is remembered for his immense contribution towards the revitalisation of the uttarakhandi folk music and for his efforts towards preserving old uttarakhandi ballads, songs and folk traditions. Mohan Upreti is best known for his song “Bedu Pako Baro Masa”. MOHAN UPRETI 1928 Almora [...]
Kabutari Devi Kabutari Devi was the first Women folk singer from Uttarakhand, she sang more than hundreds of songs for Akashvani. Kabutari Devi 1945 – 7 July 2018 Kabutari Devi was the first women folk singer from Uttarakhand. She sang more than hundreds of songs for Akashvani. This great lady is also known as [...]
Basanti Bisht Basanti Bisht is a well known folk singer of Uttarakhand, famous for being the first woman singer of the Jagar folk-form of Uttarakhand. Padma Shri Basanti Bisht 1953, Luwani Village, Chamoli Basanti Bisht, also known as Basanti Devi Bisht, is a folk singer of Uttarakhand, famously known for being [...]
GAURA DEVI Deemed the mother of the Chipko movement, Gaura Devi played a significant role in preventing the cutting down of trees during the chipko movement. She gathered fellow women from the village and lay their own lives at stake to curb the government’s order of cutting down trees. BACKGROUND [...]
