Gangubai Hangal

Summary

Gangubai Hangal is a human^[1]. She was born in Hangal^[2]. She was born on March 5, 1913^[3]. She passed away in Hubballi^[4]. She died on July 21, 2009^[5]. She worked as a singer^[6] and songwriter^[7]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month, #7,224 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Gangubai Hangal's place of birth was Hangal^[2].
• Gangubai Hangal died in Hubballi^[4].
• Gangubai Hangal was born on March 5, 1913^[3].
• Gangubai Hangal died on July 21, 2009^[5].
• Gangubai Hangal held citizenship in British Raj^[9].
• Gangubai Hangal held citizenship in Dominion of India^[10].
• Gangubai Hangal held citizenship in India^[11].
• Gangubai Hangal worked as a singer^[6].
• Gangubai Hangal worked as a songwriter^[7].
• Gangubai Hangal received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award^[12].
• Gangubai Hangal received the Padma Bhushan^[13].
• Gangubai Hangal received the Padma Vibhushan^[14].
• Gangubai Hangal received the Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi^[15].
• Gangubai Hangal is recorded as female^[16].
• Gangubai Hangal's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Gangubai Hangal's genre is Hindustani classical music^[18].
• Gangubai Hangal's Commons category is recorded as Gangubai Hangal^[19].
• The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[20].
• Gangubai Hangal studied under Sawai Gandharva^[21].
• Gangubai Hangal's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[22].
• Gangubai Hangal's instrument is recorded as voice^[23].
• Gangubai Hangal's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'kn', 'text': 'ಗಂಗೂಬಾಯಿ ಹಾನಗಲ್'}^[24].
• Gangubai Hangal's start of work period is recorded as 1931^[25].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[26]

• Country: IN^[27]

• Began / founded: 1913-03-05^[28]

• Ended / dissolved: 2009-07-21^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: 1b287668-3c52-487f-968a-96bc836f5b7c^[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Gangubai Hangal was born in Hangal^[2]. She was born on March 5, 1913^[3].

Education

Gangubai Hangal studied under Sawai Gandharva^[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6] and songwriter^[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award^[12], an award^[31], in India^[32]; Padma Bhushan^[13], a civil decoration^[33], in India^[34], founded in 1954^[35]; Padma Vibhushan^[14], an award^[36], in India^[37], founded in 1954^[38]; and Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi^[15].

Death and Burial

Gangubai Hangal died on July 21, 2009^[5]. She passed away in Hubballi^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[20].

Why It Matters

Gangubai Hangal ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month, #7,224 of 1,000,298).^[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39]

FAQs

Where was Gangubai Hangal born?

Gangubai Hangal's place of birth was Hangal^[2].

Where did Gangubai Hangal die?

Gangubai Hangal passed away in Hubballi^[4].

What did Gangubai Hangal do for work?

Gangubai Hangal worked as singer^[6] and songwriter^[7].

What awards did Gangubai Hangal receive?

Honors received include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award^[12], Padma Bhushan^[13], Padma Vibhushan^[14], and Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi^[15].