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	\| name = Teejan Bai		\| name = Teejan Bai
	\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1956\|8\|8}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1956\|8\|8}}
	\| birth_place = Ganiyari village, [[Durg]], [[Chhattisgarh]]		\| birth_place = Ganiyari village, [[Durg]], [[Chhattisgarh]], India
	\| height =		\| height =
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	\| birth_name =		\| birth_name =
	\| othername =		\| othername =
	\| occupation = [[Pandavani]] ~~Folk Singer~~		\| occupation = [[Pandavani]] folk singer
	\| spouse = Tukka Ram		\| spouse = Tukka Ram
	\| children =		\| children =
	\| website =		\| website =
	\| awards = [[Padma Vibhushan]] 2019<br /> [[Padma Bhushan]] 2003<br />[[Padma Shri]] ~~1987~~ <br />[[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] 1995		\| awards = [[Padma Vibhushan]] 2019<br /> [[Padma Bhushan]] 2003<br />[[Padma Shri]] 1988 <br />[[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] 1995<br />[[Fukuoka Prize]] 2018<br />
	[[Fukuoka Prize]] 2018		[[Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=In A World Full Of Conflict, Indian Arts Can Spread Peace And Harmony: President Murmu \|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/national/in-a-world-full-of-conflict-indian-arts-can-spread-peace-and-harmony-president-murmu-news-264785 \|access-date=2023-03-01 \|website=Outlook India \|date=23 February 2023 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=राज्यपाल और मुख्यमंत्री ने संगीत नाटक अकादमी फैलोशिप मिलने पर तीजनबाई को दी बधाई \|url=https://jantaserishta.com/local/chhattisgarh/the-governor-and-the-chief-minister-congratulated-teejan-bai-on-receiving-the-sangeet-natak-akademi-fellowship-2066781 \|website= Janta Se Rishta \|date=24 February 2023 \|language=hi \|access-date=2023-03-01}}</ref>
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	'''Teejan Bai''' (born 8 August 1956) is an exponent of [[Pandavani]], a traditional performing art form, from [[Chhattisgarh]], in which she enacts tales from the [[Mahabharata]], with musical accompaniments.		'''Teejan Bai''' (born 8 August 1956) is an exponent of [[Pandavani]], a traditional performing art form, from [[Chhattisgarh]], in which she enacts tales from the [[Mahabharata]], with musical accompaniments.

	She has been awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in 1987, [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2003, and [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 2019 by Government of India, besides 1995 [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1995, given by [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama.		She has been awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in 1987,<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2019-01-25 \|title=Chhattisgarh: Teejan Bai selected for Padma Vibhushan; Bastar band creator Anup Ranjan Pandey to get Padma Shri \|work=The Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/chhattisgarh-teejan-bai-selected-for-padma-vibhushan-bastar-band-creator-anup-ranjan-pandey-to-get-padma-shri/articleshow/67694484.cms \|access-date=2023-08-21 \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref> [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2003, and [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 2019 by Government of India, besides 1995 [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1995, given by [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	===Career===		===Career===
	At age 13, she gave her first public performance in a neighbouring village, Chandrakhuri (Durg) for Rs 10., singing in the ''~~VEDMATI SHAILI~~'' (style) of 'Pandavani', a first time for a woman, as traditionally women used to sing in the ''Vedamati'', the sitting style. Contrary to the tradition, Teejan Bai performed standing singing out loud in her typical guttural voice and unmistakable verve, entering what was till then, a male bastion.<ref>{{usurped\|[https://web.archive.org/web/20050406225730/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2004/12/13/stories/2004121301150400.htm The Hindu, 13 December 2004]}}</ref>		At age 13, she gave her first public performance in a neighbouring village, Chandrakhuri (Durg) for Rs 10., singing in the ''Kapalik'' style of 'Pandavani', a first time for a woman, as traditionally women used to sing in the ''Vedamati'', the sitting style. Contrary to the tradition, Teejan Bai performed standing singing out loud in her typical guttural voice and unmistakable verve, entering what was till then, a male bastion.<ref>{{usurped\|[https://web.archive.org/web/20050406225730/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2004/12/13/stories/2004121301150400.htm The Hindu, 13 December 2004]}}</ref>

	Within a short time, she became known in neighbouring villages and invitations poured to perform at special occasions and festivals.		Within a short time, she became known in the neighbouring villages and invitations poured to perform at special occasions and festivals.

	Her big-break came, when [[Habib Tanvir]], a theatre personality from Madhya Pradesh, noticed her talent, and she was called to perform for then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi. In time she received national and international recognition, a [[Padma Shri]] in 1988,<ref>[http://www.ahmedabad.com/incity/2k/feb/23bai.htm Ahmadabad, 23 February 2000]</ref> [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1995, and [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2003.		Her big-break came, when [[Habib Tanvir]], a theatre personality from Madhya Pradesh, noticed her talent, and she was called to perform for then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi. In time she received national and international recognition, a [[Padma Shri]] in 1988,<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.ahmedabad.com/incity/2k/feb/23bai.htm \|title=Ahmadabad, 23 February 2000 \|access-date=27 November 2007 \|archive-date=6 November 2004 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041106054915/http://www.ahmedabad.com/incity/2k/feb/23bai.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1995, and [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2003.

	Beginning in the 1980s, she travelled all over the world as a cultural ambassador, to countries as far as England, France, Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Tunisia, Malta, Cyprus, Romania and Mauritius.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/style/dec/05teejan.htm Teejan Bai, Rediff.com]</ref> She performed sequences from the Mahabharata in [[Shyam Benegal]]'s acclaimed Doordarshan TV series [[Bharat Ek Khoj]] based on [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s book.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS8lOi_wIf0 YouTube: Bharat Ek Khoj - Episode 5 - Mahabarata I]</ref>		Beginning in the 1980s, she travelled all over the world as a cultural ambassador, to countries as far as England, France, Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Tunisia, Malta, Cyprus, Romania and Mauritius.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/style/dec/05teejan.htm Teejan Bai, Rediff.com]</ref> She performed sequences from the Mahabharata in [[Shyam Benegal]]'s acclaimed Doordarshan TV series [[Bharat Ek Khoj]] based on [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s book.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS8lOi_wIf0 YouTube: Bharat Ek Khoj - Episode 5 - Mahabarata I]</ref>

	~~Today she~~ continues to ~~enthrall audiences, the world over with~~ her ~~unique~~ folk singing ~~and her powerful voice; and pass~~ on ~~her singing~~ to ~~the~~ younger ~~generation~~.		She continues to perform internationally and is known for her folk singing. She has also been involed in passing on the tradition to younger generations. In 2019, she was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, one of India's highest civilian honors.
	~~She has recently received~~ highest ~~honour of Padma Vibhshan in 2019~~

	===Personal life===		===Personal life===
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	==External links==		==External links==
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	*[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Teejan-bai/793712050675430?ref=tn_tnmn Facebook page]		*[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Teejan-bai/793712050675430?ref=tn_tnmn Facebook page]
	*[http://www.rediff.com/style/dec/05teejan.htm Teejan Bai, a profile on her narration of the Mahabharata]		*[http://www.rediff.com/style/dec/05teejan.htm Teejan Bai, a profile on her narration of the Mahabharata]
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	*[https://aarambha.blogspot.com/search/label/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80 Chhattisgarhi Pandwani]		*[https://aarambha.blogspot.com/search/label/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80 Chhattisgarhi Pandwani]

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	Teejan Bai was born in Ganiyari village, {{convert\|14\|km}} north of [[Bhilai]], to Chunuk Lal Pardhi and his wife Sukhwati.<ref>[http://deepblueink.com/writing/profiles/pandavani.htm Pandavani]</ref> She belongs to the [[Pardhi]] [[Scheduled Tribe]] of [[Chhattisgarh]] state.		Teejan Bai was born in Ganiyari village, {{convert\|14\|km}} north of [[Bhilai]], to Chunuk Lal Pardhi and his wife Sukhwati.<ref>[http://deepblueink.com/writing/profiles/pandavani.htm Pandavani]</ref> She belongs to the [[Pardhi]] [[Scheduled Tribe]] of [[Chhattisgarh]] state.

	The eldest among her five siblings, she heard her maternal grandfather, Brijlal ~~Pradhi~~, recite the Mahabharata written by Chhattisgarhi writer, Sabal Singh Chauhan in [[Chhattisgarhi]] Hindi and instantly took a liking to it. She soon memorised much of it, and later trained informally under Umed Singh Deshmukh.		The eldest among her five siblings, she heard her maternal grandfather, Brijlal Pardhi, recite the Mahabharata written by Chhattisgarhi writer, Sabal Singh Chauhan in [[Chhattisgarhi]] Hindi and instantly took a liking to it. She soon memorised much of it, and later trained informally under Umed Singh Deshmukh.

	===Career===		===Career===
	At age 13, she gave her first public performance in a neighbouring village, Chandrakhuri (Durg) for Rs 10., singing in the ''VEDMATI SHAILI'' (style) of 'Pandavani', a first time for a woman, as traditionally women used to sing in the ''Vedamati'', the sitting style. Contrary to the tradition, Teejan Bai performed standing singing out loud in her typical ~~guttral~~ voice and unmistakable verve, entering what was till then, a male bastion.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2004/12/13/stories/2004121301150400.htm The Hindu, 13 December 2004]</ref>		At age 13, she gave her first public performance in a neighbouring village, Chandrakhuri (Durg) for Rs 10., singing in the ''VEDMATI SHAILI'' (style) of 'Pandavani', a first time for a woman, as traditionally women used to sing in the ''Vedamati'', the sitting style. Contrary to the tradition, Teejan Bai performed standing singing out loud in her typical guttural voice and unmistakable verve, entering what was till then, a male bastion.<ref>{{usurped\|[https://web.archive.org/web/20050406225730/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2004/12/13/stories/2004121301150400.htm The Hindu, 13 December 2004]}}</ref>

	Within a short time, she became known in neighbouring villages and invitations poured to perform at special occasions and festivals.		Within a short time, she became known in neighbouring villages and invitations poured to perform at special occasions and festivals.
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	Today she continues to enthrall audiences, the world over with her unique folk singing and her powerful voice; and pass on her singing to the younger generation.		Today she continues to enthrall audiences, the world over with her unique folk singing and her powerful voice; and pass on her singing to the younger generation.
			She has recently received highest honour of Padma Vibhshan in 2019

	===Personal life===		===Personal life===
	Though she was married at 12, she was expelled by the community, the 'Pardhi' tribe, for singing Pandavani, being a woman. She built herself a small hut and started living on her own, borrowing utensils and food from neighbours, yet never left her singing, which eventually paid off for her.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090129143633/http://hindu.com/mp/2005/11/26/stories/2005112605610300.htm The Hindu, 26 November 2005]</ref> She never went to her first husband's home and later split(divorce). In the following years, she was married twice and later became a grandmother.		Though she was married at 12, she was expelled by the community, the 'Pardhi' tribe, for singing Pandavani, being a woman. She built herself a small hut and started living on her own, borrowing utensils and food from neighbours, yet never left her singing, which eventually paid off for her.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090129143633/http://hindu.com/mp/2005/11/26/stories/2005112605610300.htm The Hindu, 26 November 2005]</ref> She never went to her first husband's home and later split (divorce). In the following years, she was married twice and later became a grandmother.

	==Performance style==		==Performance style==
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	* 1988 [[Padma Shri]]		* 1988 [[Padma Shri]]
	* 1995 [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<ref>[http://www.sangeetnatak.com/programmes_recognition&honours_ofmdt.html Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winners] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514193755/http://www.sangeetnatak.com/programmes_recognition%26honours_ofmdt.html \|date=14 May 2007 }}</ref>		* 1995 [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<ref>[http://www.sangeetnatak.com/programmes_recognition&honours_ofmdt.html Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winners] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514193755/http://www.sangeetnatak.com/programmes_recognition%26honours_ofmdt.html \|date=14 May 2007 }}</ref>
	* 2003 Hon. D. Litt, Bilaspur University<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121018233823/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-10-12/india/27204121_1_pandwani-teejan-bai-folk-songs The Times of India, 12 Oct 2003]</ref>		* 2003 Hon. D.Litt., Bilaspur University<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121018233823/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-10-12/india/27204121_1_pandwani-teejan-bai-folk-songs The Times of India, 12 Oct 2003]</ref>
	* 2003 [[Padma Bhushan]]<ref>[http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php Indian government Padma Awards]</ref>		* 2003 [[Padma Bhushan]]<ref>[http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php Indian government Padma Awards]</ref>
	* 2016 [[M S Subbalaxmi centenary award]]		* 2016 [[M S Subbalaxmi centenary award]]
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	*[http://www.kamat.com/database/pictures/5313.htm Portrait of Teejan Bai at Kamat.com]		*[http://www.kamat.com/database/pictures/5313.htm Portrait of Teejan Bai at Kamat.com]
	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS8lOi_wIf0 Bharat Ek Khoj Episode 5 at YouTube.com]		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS8lOi_wIf0 Bharat Ek Khoj Episode 5 at YouTube.com]
			*[https://aarambha.blogspot.com/search/label/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80 Chhattisgarhi Pandwani]

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	* 1995 [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<ref>[http://www.sangeetnatak.com/programmes_recognition&honours_ofmdt.html Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winners] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514193755/http://www.sangeetnatak.com/programmes_recognition%26honours_ofmdt.html \|date=14 May 2007 }}</ref>		* 1995 [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<ref>[http://www.sangeetnatak.com/programmes_recognition&honours_ofmdt.html Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winners] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514193755/http://www.sangeetnatak.com/programmes_recognition%26honours_ofmdt.html \|date=14 May 2007 }}</ref>
	* 2003 Hon. D. Litt, Bilaspur University<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121018233823/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-10-12/india/27204121_1_pandwani-teejan-bai-folk-songs The Times of India, 12 Oct 2003] </ref>		* 2003 Hon. D. Litt, Bilaspur University<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121018233823/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-10-12/india/27204121_1_pandwani-teejan-bai-folk-songs The Times of India, 12 Oct 2003]</ref>
	* 2003 [[Padma Bhushan]]<ref>[http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php Indian government Padma Awards]</ref>		* 2003 [[Padma Bhushan]]<ref>[http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php Indian government Padma Awards]</ref>
	* 2016 [[M S Subbalaxmi centenary award]]		* 2016 [[M S Subbalaxmi centenary award]]
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|imagesize = 250px |
| name = Teejan Bai
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|8|8}}
| birth_place = Ganiyari village, [[Durg]], [[Chhattisgarh]]
| height =
| yearsactive =
| birth_name =
| othername =
| occupation = [[Pandavani]] Folk Singer
| spouse = Tukka Ram
| children =
| website =
| awards = [[Padma Vibhushan]] 2019<br /> [[Padma Bhushan]] 2003<br />[[Padma Shri]] 1987 <br />[[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] 1995
[[Fukuoka Prize]] 2018
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'''Teejan Bai''' (born 8 August 1956) is an exponent of [[Pandavani]], a traditional performing art form, from [[Chhattisgarh]], in which she enacts tales from the [[Mahabharata]], with musical accompaniments.

She has been awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in 1987, [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2003, and [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 2019 by Government of India, besides 1995 [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1995, given by [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama.

==Biography==

===Early life===
Teejan Bai was born in Ganiyari village, {{convert|14|km}} north of [[Bhilai]], to Chunuk Lal Pardhi and his wife Sukhwati.<ref>[http://deepblueink.com/writing/profiles/pandavani.htm Pandavani]</ref> She belongs to the [[Pardhi]] [[Scheduled Tribe]] of [[Chhattisgarh]] state.

The eldest among her five siblings, she heard her maternal grandfather, Brijlal Pradhi, recite the Mahabharata written by Chhattisgarhi writer, Sabal Singh Chauhan in [[Chhattisgarhi]] Hindi and instantly took a liking to it. She soon memorised much of it, and later trained informally under Umed Singh Deshmukh.

===Career===
At age 13, she gave her first public performance in a neighbouring village, Chandrakhuri (Durg) for Rs 10., singing in the ''VEDMATI SHAILI'' (style) of 'Pandavani', a first time for a woman, as traditionally women used to sing in the ''Vedamati'', the sitting style. Contrary to the tradition, Teejan Bai performed standing singing out loud in her typical guttral voice and unmistakable verve, entering what was till then, a male bastion.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2004/12/13/stories/2004121301150400.htm The Hindu, 13 December 2004]</ref>

Within a short time, she became known in neighbouring villages and invitations poured to perform at special occasions and festivals.

Her big-break came, when [[Habib Tanvir]], a theatre personality from Madhya Pradesh, noticed her talent, and she was called to perform for then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi. In time she received national and international recognition, a [[Padma Shri]] in 1988,<ref>[http://www.ahmedabad.com/incity/2k/feb/23bai.htm Ahmadabad, 23 February 2000]</ref> [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1995, and [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2003.

Beginning in the 1980s, she travelled all over the world as a cultural ambassador, to countries as far as England, France, Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Tunisia, Malta, Cyprus, Romania and Mauritius.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/style/dec/05teejan.htm Teejan Bai, Rediff.com]</ref> She performed sequences from the Mahabharata in [[Shyam Benegal]]'s acclaimed Doordarshan TV series [[Bharat Ek Khoj]] based on [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s book.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS8lOi_wIf0 YouTube: Bharat Ek Khoj - Episode 5 - Mahabarata I]</ref>

Today she continues to enthrall audiences, the world over with her unique folk singing and her powerful voice; and pass on her singing to the younger generation.

===Personal life===
Though she was married at 12, she was expelled by the community, the 'Pardhi' tribe, for singing Pandavani, being a woman. She built herself a small hut and started living on her own, borrowing utensils and food from neighbours, yet never left her singing, which eventually paid off for her.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090129143633/http://hindu.com/mp/2005/11/26/stories/2005112605610300.htm The Hindu, 26 November 2005]</ref> She never went to her first husband's home and later split(divorce). In the following years, she was married twice and later became a grandmother.

==Performance style==
[[Pandavani]], literally means stories of [[Pandavas]], the legendary brothers in [[Mahabharat]], and involves enacting and singing with instrumental accompaniment an ektara or a ''tambura'' in one hand and sometimes a ''kartal'' in another. As the performance progresses, the [[Tanpura (instrument)|tambura]] becomes her only prop, sometimes to personify a ''gada'', mace of [[Bhima]], or [[Arjuna]]'s bow or chariot, while at other times it becomes the hair of queen Draupadi, allowing her to play various character with effective ease and candour.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021116/cth2.htm Teejan Bai performance, The Tribune, 16 November 2002]</ref> Her acclaimed performances are of, Draupadi cheerharan, Dushasana Vadh and Mahabharat Yudh, between Bhishma and Arjun.

==Awards==
[[File:Teejan Bai Padma Vibhushan.jpg|thumb|The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Padma Vibhushan Award to Smt. Teejan Bai, at an Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 16 March 2019]]

* 1988 [[Padma Shri]]
* 1995 [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<ref>[http://www.sangeetnatak.com/programmes_recognition&honours_ofmdt.html Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514193755/http://www.sangeetnatak.com/programmes_recognition%26honours_ofmdt.html |date=14 May 2007 }}</ref>
* 2003 Hon. D. Litt, Bilaspur University<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121018233823/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-10-12/india/27204121_1_pandwani-teejan-bai-folk-songs The Times of India, 12 Oct 2003] </ref>
* 2003 [[Padma Bhushan]]<ref>[http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php Indian government Padma Awards]</ref>
* 2016 [[M S Subbalaxmi centenary award]]
* 2018 [[Fukuoka Prize|Fukuoka prize]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://fukuoka-prize.org/en/laureate/prize/cul/teejanb.php|title=Teejan Bai｜Laureates|work=Fukuoka Prize|access-date=2018-10-22|language=ja-JP}}</ref>
* 2019 [[Padma Vibhushan]]<ref>[https://mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/Padma_Awards_2019.pdf Ministry of Home Affairs, India]. 25 January 2019</ref>

==See also==
* [[Music of Chhattisgarh]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Teejan-bai/793712050675430?ref=tn_tnmn Facebook page]
*[http://www.rediff.com/style/dec/05teejan.htm Teejan Bai, a profile on her narration of the Mahabharata]
*[http://www.thehindu.com/arts/dance/article2720614.ece]
*[http://www.kamat.com/database/pictures/5313.htm Portrait of Teejan Bai at Kamat.com]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS8lOi_wIf0 Bharat Ek Khoj Episode 5 at YouTube.com]

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