Practicing Success
Which of the following vocalists of Calcutta was the first artist of the sub-continent to record on the gramophone commercially in November 1902? |
Suchitra Mitra Gauhar Jaan Sandhya Mukhopadhyay Lata Mangeshkar |
Gauhar Jaan |
The correct answer is Option (2) → Gauhar Jaan The first artist of the sub-continent to record on the gramophone commercially in November 1902, Gauhar Jaan was a diva and a super-star of her times. Born an Armenian Christian and baptized as Eileen Angelina Yeoward, she converted to Islam and established herself as a leading vocalist of Calcutta. |