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{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Girija Devi
| background = solo_singer
| image = Girija_Devi_at_Bhopal_(1).JPG
| image_size =
| caption = Devi performing in [[Bharat Bhavan]], [[Bhopal]] (July 2015)
| birth_name =
| alias =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1929|5|8}}
| birth_place = [[Varanasi]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| origin =
| death_date = 24 October 2017 (aged 88)
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]]
| occupation =
| instrument = vocal
| years_active = 1949–2017
| label =
| associated_acts =
| website =
}}
'''Girija Devi''' (8 May 1929 – 24 October 2017) was an Indian classical singer of the [[Varanasi|Seniya and Banaras]] [[gharanas]]. She performed classical and light classical music and helped elevate the profile of [[thumri]].<ref name=TH081111>{{cite news|last=Ramnarayan|first=Gowri|title=Queen of thumri|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=11 November 2008|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/11/11/stories/2008111150320600.htm|accessdate=11 April 2009}}</ref>

==Early career==
Devi agreed to not perform privately for others, but gave her first public concert in Bihar in 1951.<ref name="NewGrove" /> She worked as a faculty member of the [[ITC Sangeet Research Academy]] in [[Kolkata]] in the 1980s and of the [[Banaras Hindu University]] during the early 1990s, and taught several students to preserve her musical heritage.<ref name="NewGrove" /> Devi often toured and continued to perform in 2009.<ref name="NewGrove" /><ref name=NewGrove>{{cite news|last=Trivedi|first=Sukumar|title=Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia works a charm with his magic flute|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=5 January 2009|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pandit-hariprasad-chaurasia-works-a-charm-with-his-magic-flute/406772/0|accessdate=11 April 2009}}</ref>

==Musical career==
Devi sang in the Banaras gharana and performed the ''purabi ang'' ''[[thumri]]'' style typical of the tradition, whose status she helped elevate.<ref name=Rough>{{cite book |title=World Music: The Rough Guide |last=Dorian |first=Frederick |author2=Broughton, Simon |author3=Ellingham, Mark |author4=McConnachie, James |author5=Trillo, Richard |author6= Duane, Orla |year=2000 |publisher=[[Rough Guides]] |isbn=1-85828-636-0 |page=91 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QzX8THIgRjUC&pg=PA91}}</ref>

==Death==
Devi died on 24 October 2017 of [[cardiac arrest]] at the age of 88.

==Awards==
* [[Padma Shri]] (1972)
* [[Padma Bhushan]] (1989)
* [[Padma Vibhushan]] (2016)<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |accessdate=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archivedate=15 November 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (1977)

==References==
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==Other websites==
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[[Category:Deaths from cardiac arrest]]
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