Gauhar Jaan

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Gauhar Jaan

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Gauhar Jaan first visited [[Madras]] in 1910, for a concert in the [[Victoria Public Hall]], and soon her [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] and Urdu songs were published in a Tamil music book. In December 1911, she was famously invited to perform at the coronation of [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]] at [[Delhi Durbar]], where she sang a duet, ''Ye Hai Tajposhi Ka Jalsa, Mubarak Ho Mubarak Ho'', with Jankibai of [[Allahabad]].
Gauhar Jaan first visited [[Madras]] in 1910, for a concert in the [[Victoria Public Hall]], and soon her [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] and Urdu songs were published in a Tamil music book. In December 1911, she was famously invited to perform at the coronation of [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]] at [[Delhi Durbar]], where she sang a duet, ''Ye Hai Tajposhi Ka Jalsa, Mubarak Ho Mubarak Ho'', with Jankibai of [[Allahabad]].


==Death==
==Death and legacy==
Eventually, in her final days, she moved to [[Mysore]], at the invitation of [[Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV]] of [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]], and on 1 August 1928, she was appointed as a 'Palace musician', though she died within 18 months, on 17 January 1930 in [[Mysore]]. Towards the end of her life, she was suffering from recurrent bouts of depression and her health was failing her.{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2008/01/14/stories/2008011450660500.htm|archive-date=20 July 2008|date=14 January 2008|url-status=dead|access-date=7 November 2024|newspaper=The Hindu newspaper| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720114624/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2008/01/14/stories/2008011450660500.htm|title=Gauhar Jan in Madras|author=S. Muthiah}}{{cite web|url=http://www.womenonrecord.com/music-makers/artists/gauhar-jan|url-status=dead|title=Gauhar Jaan, the Diva (1873-1930)|archive-date=14 February 2023|date=21 March 2012|access-date=8 November 2024|website=WomenOnRecord.com website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214131650/http://www.womenonrecord.com/music-makers/artists/gauhar-jan}}
Eventually, in her final days, she moved to [[Mysore]], at the invitation of [[Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV]] of [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]], and on 1 August 1928, she was appointed as a 'Palace musician', though she died within 18 months, on 17 January 1930 in [[Mysore]]. Towards the end of her life, she was suffering from recurrent bouts of depression and her health was failing her.{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2008/01/14/stories/2008011450660500.htm|archive-date=20 July 2008|date=14 January 2008|url-status=dead|access-date=7 November 2024|newspaper=The Hindu newspaper| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720114624/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2008/01/14/stories/2008011450660500.htm|title=Gauhar Jan in Madras|author=S. Muthiah}}{{cite web|url=http://www.womenonrecord.com/music-makers/artists/gauhar-jan|url-status=dead|title=Gauhar Jaan, the Diva (1873-1930)|archive-date=14 February 2023|date=21 March 2012|access-date=8 November 2024|website=WomenOnRecord.com website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214131650/http://www.womenonrecord.com/music-makers/artists/gauhar-jan}}


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