Classical singer Gangubai Hangal dead
July 21st, 2009 - 10:30 am ICT by IANSBangalore, July 21 (IANS) Hindustani music exponent Gangubai Hangal died in Karnataka’s Hubli town Tuesday morning following cardiac and respiratory problems, family sources said. She was 97.
Hangal died at 7.10 a.m. at the Lifeline Emergency Care Centre in Hubli, about 480 km from here. Close family members, including her three sons and two daughters, were by her side.
Nagraj Tankasali, director of the private hospital, told IANS that the singer had died of cardiogenic pulmonary oedema.
The doyenne of the Kirana Gharana was awarded India’s prestigious civilian honours of Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan in 1971 and 2002 respectively.
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