Vidya Shah

Vidya Shah is a singer and musician from New Delhi, India. She was initially trained in Carnatic music, and later received guidance in the North Indian genres of Khayal (from Shubha Mudgal and Mujahid Hussain Khan) and Thumri Dadra and Ghazal (from Shanti Hiranand). She has performed at National and International forums, including the Tansen Samaroh in Gwalior, The Kennedy Centre in Washington D.C, The Asia Society in New York and the Bode Museum in Berlin. A popular performer and a prolific composer, she is a recipient of the Charles Wallace Award and a Senior Fellowship from the Government of India for her project "Women on Record", a performance highlighting the contributions of the forgotten women performers in the Gramophone Era. She writes and speaks on music and is the author of Jalsa: Indian Women's Journey from the Salon to the Studio (Tulika Books) She is the Nana Shirgoaokar Chair Professor for Indian Music at Goa University for 2016-19