Kamla Srivastava
Kamla Srivastava was an Indian folk music singer. She retired as assistant professor in Musicology-cum-practical of Bhatkhande Music Institute, deemed university of Lucknow. She came from a family of artists and poets.
Biography
Srivastava sang folk, light and classical music at All India Radio, Doordarshan and Sri Lanka Radio. She was also a poet and wrote lyrics in Awadhi, Bhojpuri and Hindi.On 8 January 2010, she published her book Geet Vatika, and received awards and citations from Sangeet Natak Academy, UP, Uttar Pradesh Sansthan and more.
Srivastava received the highest award of the Government of Uttar Pradesh, Yash Bharati, in March 2016.
Srivastava died from cardio-respiratory failure on 4 February 2024, at the age of 90. Her body was donated to King George’s Medical University for research as per her wishes.
Books
''Geet Vatika''Awards
- Veerangana
- Shastriya and Lok Sangeet
- Lok Geet Gayan
- Devi Ahilya
- Purvaiya Atithi
- Gomti Gaurav
- Yash Bharati
- Sangeet Sindhu
- Sirmaur
- Sashakt Nari
- Sahitya Sangeet
- Devi Samman
- Kala Sadhak
- Lok Ratna
- Awadh ki Shaan
- Women Honour
- Rang Bharti