Shubha Mudgal

Shubha Mudgal (born 1959) is an Indian singer of Hindustani classical music. Her repertoire includes the genres of khyal, thumri, dadra, and Indian pop. She has received the Padma Shri in 2000.

Shubha Mudgal
Shubh Mudgal Performing at Bharat Bhavan Bhopal
Background information
Birth nameShubha Gupta
Born1959 (age 60–61)
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
GenresPop, folk, Indian classical, playback singing
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1986[1] – present
Websitewww.shubhamudgal.com

Early life

Shubha was born in Allahabad into an academic family.[2][3][4] Her parents, Skand Gupta and Jaya Gupta, were both professors of English literature at Allahabad University, and both of them had a deep interest in Hindustani classical music and kathak.[5] Shubha's paternal grandfather, P. C. Gupta, had also been a professor at Allahabad University.

Education and musical training

Shubha grew up in Allahabad and after finishing school, attended St. Mary's Convent Inter College. As children, she and her sister were sent by their artistic-minded parents to a dance class to learn kathak.[3] However, her interest in dance was never great and the fact that she attended a non-descript dance-class in the neighbourhood did not conduce to high levels of accomplishment. She once replied to a dance examiner's routine query of "Aap kis gharaane ki Kathak naachti hain? (what is the style/school of Kathak to which you belong?)" with the retort, "Hum apne gharaane ki Kathak naachte hain (I dance my own style of Kathak)".[3] She later switched to Hindustani classical music as her vocation of choice while maintaining the same individualistic attitude. Her first traditional teacher (guru) was Ramashreya Jha in Allahabad.

Shubha Mudgal Reforming at Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal in July 2015

After completing inter-college, Shubha moved to New Delhi and enrolled at Delhi University for her undergraduate studies. In Delhi, she continued her musical education under Vinay Chandra Maudgalya, who was the founder of Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a school of fine arts located in Maudgalya's residence in Connaught Place.[6] Apart from being an outstanding classical musician, Maudgalya was also an accomplished lyricist who wrote the song "Hind Desh ke Niwasi", used in the animation film Ek Anek Aur Ekta by Vijaya Mulay.[7]

After graduating from Delhi University, Shubha continued her training under Vasant Thakar in Delhi, and more informally with other established singers as Jitendra Abhisheki, Naina Devi and Kumar Gandharva.[8]

Performing career
Shubha Mudgal performing in 2007

Shubha Mudgal started performing as a Hindustani classical singer in the 1980s, and gained a certain reputation as a talented singer. In the 1990s, she started experimenting with other forms of music, including pop and fusion varieties. She says, "I believe in music. Khayal and Thumri are my favourites, but that does not mean that I should not experiment with other forms. Why should I curtail my musical urges? ..... I want to allow the artist in me to come through. If you are a musician, how can you say, 'this one is from devotional poetry, so I am not going to sing it."[9]' In addition to her recordings and concerts, she briefly ran a website called raagsangeet.com aimed at lovers of Indian classical.

Mudgal sang the title track of Star Plus's serial Diya Aur Baati Hum along with Kailash Kher. She also sang on the soundtrack of the film Mystic India.

Awards

Mudgal's awards include:

Personal life

Shortly graduating from Delhi University, she married Mukul Mudgal, son of her guru Vinay Chandra Maudgalya. It is by this marriage that she acquired the surname Mudgal which she usese professionally. Her husband, who was also an accomplished musician, chose not to pursue music as a profession, but instead became a lawyer and jurist. He retired as the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and thereafter headed the Mudgal Committee.

The Mudgals had one son together, namely Dhaval Mudgal, who is a lead singer in the Delhi-based band Half Step Down.[6][14]

Shubha is now married to Aneesh Pradhan.

Discography
  • Ali More Angana (1996)
  • Classically Yours (1999) ISBN D4HV2718
  • Ab Ke Sawan
  • Pyar Ke Geet (1999)
  • Mann Ki Manjeree
  • Kisson Ki Chadar (2003)[15]
  • Shubh Deepavali (2005)
  • Anand Mangal
  • The Awakening (2006)[16]
  • Jahan-E-Khusrau (2007)
  • No Stranger Here (2012)[17]
Tamil songs
gollark: I'll just upload all those, then.
gollark: Tatter?
gollark: ... hmm, in that case, maybe something *contrasting* with the teal (and with a different offfsite use policy) would be better.
gollark: Also, I'd prefer if the *background* were teal and the text white or something - see the actual site.
gollark: Eeeh. The chrono there kind of makes the writing annoying to read.

References
  1. Interview The Hindu, 26 November 2005.
  2. "On a Personal Note: Shubha Mudgal". Governance Now. 16–31 December 2016.
  3. An Interview with Shubha Mudgal Archived 4 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine monsoonmag.com, 2000.
  4. "Interview with Shubha Mudgal, singer". Moneylife.in. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  5. This above all The Tribune, 15 August 1948.
  6. Telegraph, The (30 October 2017). "We did not state things we couldn't corroborate'". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  7. "National Award For Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film". Awardsandshows.com. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  8. Indian Heroes Shubha Mudgal at iloveindia.com.
  9. SHUBHA MUDGAL’S TALES FROM LIFE Archived 12 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine south-asian.com, 2003.
  10. Milestones Shubha Mudgal Official website.
  11. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  12. https://www.inc.in/en/congress-sandesh/others/singer-shubha-mudgal-gets-rajiv-gandhi-national-sadbhavana-award
  13. http://www.uniindia.com/shubha-mudgal-to-get-rajiv-gandhi-national-sadbhavana-award/india/news/577353.html
  14. Dasgupta, Amrita (22 July 2010). "Life notes". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  15. The pop diva goes classic Archived 12 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine the-south-asian.com, September 2003.
  16. Shubha Mudgal straddles a range of musical worlds.. The Hindu, 14 July 2006.
  17. Music Review: No Stranger Here Music Aloud, 1 March 2012.

Sources
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