Bindhyavasini Devi (died 2006) was an Indian folk musician. She was popularly recognised as Bihar Kokila. She was the founder of ''Vindhya Kala Mandir'', a

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based music academy promoting folk music, Vindhya Kala Mandir. The academy is associated with Bhatkhande University, Lucknow for 55 years now which is now run by her daughter-in-law Shobha Sinha, son Sudhir Kumar Sinha. She was born in

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in the Indian state of

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and specialised in Maithili, Bhojpuri and

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folk music. She also sang a popular song, ''Chhote Dulha Ke'', in a movie, ''Vivah Geet'' and many of her songs have been released in CD format. The

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awarded her the fourth highest Indian civilian award of

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in 1974. The

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awarded her their annual

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in 1991 and followed it up with Akademi Fellowship in 2006. She received the ''Ahilya Bai Award'' from the

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in 1998. Bindhyavasini Devi died at her Kankarbagh residence on 18 April 2006 at the age of 86, survived by her two sons and a daughter.

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