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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --><br />
| name = Shubha Mudgal<br />
| image = Shubha_Mudgal_%281%29.JPG<br />
| caption = Shubh Mudgal Performing at [[Bharat Bhavan]] [[Bhopal]]<br />
| image_size = 300px<br />
| background = solo_singer<br />
| alias = <br />
| birth_name = Shubha Gupta<br />
| birth_place = [[Allahabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|1|1|df=y}}<br />
| death_date =<br />
| instrument = <br />
| genre = Pop, [[folk music|folk]], [[Indian classical music|Indian classical]], [[Playback singer|playback singing]]<br />
| occupation = Singer<br />
| years_active = 1986-2006<br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.shubhamudgal.com}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Shubha Mudgal''' (born 1 January 1959) is an Indian musician, composer, singer, and multi instrumentalist known for her works in [[Hindustani classical music]], [[Indian pop]], and [[Tamil cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010204/spectrum/scene.htm|title=The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Article}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930055216/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=150a4af3-5724-4b2e-b5a9-c7b7cbede24f |title=Shubha charmed by Sufi music- Hindustan Times |publisher=Web.archive.org |date= |accessdate=2023-06-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mythicalindia.com/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi|title=Account Suspended|website=mythicalindia.com}}</ref> Her repertoire includes the genres of [[khyal]], [[thumri]], [[dadra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509091312/http://www.bollywoodmovievideos.com/bollywood/video/nbS6U5q2eiQ/Dance-of-the-Wind-on-a-vulnerable-but-strong-tradition.html |title=Dance of the Wind - on a vulnerable, but strong tradition videos - Trailers, Hot Actresses, Music, Indian Stars, - Bollywood Movie Videos.com |publisher=Web.archive.org |date= |accessdate=2023-06-18}}</ref> She has received the [[Padma Shri]] in 2000.<ref name="south-asian">[http://www.the-south-asian.com/Sep2003/shubha_mudgal.htm SHUBHA MUDGAL’S TALES FROM LIFE] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212050012/http://www.the-south-asian.com/Sep2003/shubha_mudgal.htm |date=12 February 2008 }} south-asian.com, 2003.</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Shubha was born in [[Allahabad]] into an academic family.<ref name="GN 2016">{{cite magazine |date=16–31 December 2016 |title=On a Personal Note: Shubha Mudgal |magazine= Governance Now }}</ref><ref name=monsoon/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moneylife.in/article/interview-with-shubha-mudgal-singer/4990.html |title=Interview with Shubha Mudgal, singer |publisher=Moneylife.in |date=2010-04-26 |access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref> Her parents, Skand Gupta and Jaya Gupta, were both professors of [[English Literature|English literature]] at [[Allahabad University]], and both of them had a deep interest in [[Hindustani classical music]] and [[kathak]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bhargava|first=Anjuli|date=2020-03-27|title=Tea with BS: Shubha Mudgal on how she found herself in the world of music|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/tea-with-bs-shubha-mudgal-on-how-she-found-herself-in-the-world-of-music-120032701965_1.html|access-date=2021-03-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98aug15/saturday/aboveall.htm|title=Tribuneindia... This above all}}</ref> Shubha's paternal grandfather, P. C. Gupta, had also been a professor at [[Allahabad University]].<ref>{{cite web|author=thsgp |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423220541/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/11/26/stories/2005112600250400.htm |title=The Hindu : Metro Plus Pondicherry / Interview : Call of the heart |publisher=Web.archive.org |date= |accessdate=2023-06-18}}</ref><br />
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==Education and musical training==<br />
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.<ref name=monsoon>[http://www.monsoonmag.com/interviews/i3inter_mudgal.html An Interview with Shubha Mudgal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304132102/http://www.monsoonmag.com/interviews/i3inter_mudgal.html |date=4 March 2008 }} monsoonmag.com, 2000.</ref> 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)".<ref name="monsoon"/> 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]].<br />
[[File:Shubha Mudgal at Bhopal.JPG|thumb|left|Shubha Mudgal Reforming at [[Bharat Bhavan]] in [[Bhopal]] in July 2015]]<br />
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, New Delhi|Connaught Place]].<ref name="telegraphindia.com">{{cite web|last=Telegraph |first=The |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140216/jsp/7days/17943952.jsp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150118170845/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140216/jsp/7days/17943952.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 January 2015 |title=We did not state things we couldn't corroborate' |publisher=Telegraphindia.com |date=2017-10-30 |access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/best-educational-film-545.html |title=National Award For Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film |publisher=Awardsandshows.com |access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref><br />
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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]].<ref>[http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/shubha-mudgal.html Indian Heroes] Shubha Mudgal at iloveindia.com.</ref><br />
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==Performing career==<br />
[[File:Shubha Mudgal.JPG|thumb|180px|Shubha Mudgal performing in 2007]]<br />
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."<ref name="south-asian"/>' In addition to her recordings and concerts, she briefly ran a website called raagsangeet.com aimed at lovers of Indian classical.{{fact|date=June 2023}}<br />
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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]]''.{{fact|date=June 2023}}<br />
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In 2019, she also turned into a fictional writer with her debut book titled 'Looking for Miss Sargam: Stories of Music and Misadventure'.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bhatt|first=Neha|date=2019-07-20|title=Shubha Mudgal shines in her debut book 'Looking for Miss Sargam'|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/shubha-mudgal-shines-in-her-debut-book-looking-for-miss-sargam/article28619778.ece|access-date=2021-03-17|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Shortly after graduating from [[Delhi University]], she married [[Mukul Mudgal]], son of her guru [[Vinay Chandra Maudgalya]] in 1982. Her husband, who was also an accomplished musician, chose not to pursue music as a profession, but instead became a lawyer and jurist. The marriage did not last. The Mudgals had one son together, namely Dhaval Mudgal, who is a lead singer in the Delhi-based band Half Step Down.<ref name="telegraphindia.com" /><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/article528483.ece?homepage=true | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=Amrita | last=Dasgupta | title=Life notes | date=22 July 2010}}</ref><br />
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Shubha Mudgal later married tabla maestro, Aneesh Pradhan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Music Maestros Shubha Mudgal and Aneesh Pradhan Engage with Students of GIM |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/goa/music-maestros-shubha-mudgal-and-aneesh-pradhan-engage-with-students-of-gim/articleshow/94114813.cms |access-date=3 July 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=10 September 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
;[[43rd National Film Awards]]<br />
*[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction|Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction]] (1995) for ''Amrit Beej''<ref name="miles">[http://profile.shubhamudgal.com/ Milestones]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Shubha Mudgal Official website.</ref><br />
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;Civilian honors<br />
*[[Padma Shri]] (2000)<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 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
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;Other honors<br />
*Gold Plaque Award for Special Achievement in Music at the 34th [[Chicago International Film Festival]] (1998) for her music in the film ''[[Dance of the Wind]]''<ref name="miles" /><br />
*[[Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award]] (2016) for outstanding contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.inc.in/en/congress-sandesh/others/singer-shubha-mudgal-gets-rajiv-gandhi-national-sadbhavana-award |title=Singer Shubha Mudgal gets Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award |access-date=17 August 2020 |archive-date=9 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709095450/https://www.inc.in/en/congress-sandesh/others/singer-shubha-mudgal-gets-rajiv-gandhi-national-sadbhavana-award |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/shubha-mudgal-to-get-rajiv-gandhi-national-sadbhavana-award/india/news/577353.html |title=Shubha Mudgal to get Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award |publisher=Uniindia.com |date=2016-08-03 |accessdate=2023-06-18}}</ref><br />
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==Discography==<br />
;Albums<br />
* ''Ali More Angana'' (1996)<br />
* ''Classically Yours'' (1999) ISBN D4HV2718<br />
* ''Ab Ke Sawan''<br />
* ''Pyar Ke Geet'' (1999)<br />
* ''Mann Ki Manjeree''<br />
* ''Kisson Ki Chadar'' (2003)<ref>[http://www.the-south-asian.com/Sep2003/shubha_mudgal.htm The pop diva goes classic] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212050012/http://www.the-south-asian.com/Sep2003/shubha_mudgal.htm |date=12 February 2008 }} the-south-asian.com, September 2003.</ref><br />
* ''Shubh Deepavali'' (2005)<br />
* ''Anand Mangal''<br />
* ''The Awakening'' (2006)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070313221644/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/07/14/stories/2006071402640300.htm Shubha Mudgal straddles a range of musical worlds..] The Hindu, 14 July 2006.</ref><br />
* ''Jahan-E-Khusrau'' (2007)<br />
* ''No Stranger Here'' (2012)<ref>[http://www.musicaloud.com/2012/03/01/music-review-no-stranger-here-shubha-mudgal-ursula-rucker-business-class-refugees-fusion-album/ Music Review: No Stranger Here] Music Aloud, 1 March 2012.</ref><br />
;Tamil songs<br />
*"Vaaraai En Thozhi" - ''[[Arasiyal]]'' (1997)<br />
*"Thaiyya Thaiyya" - ''[[Dil Se..|Uyire]]'' (1998)<br />
*"Five Star" - ''[[Five Star (film)|Five Star]]'' (2002)<br />
*"Kanaa Kaangiren" - ''[[Ananda Thandavam (film)|Ananda Thandavam]]'' (2009)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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