Kamala Shankar (born 5 December 1966) is an Indian classical musician specializing in the

Gharana In Hindustani music (North Indian classical music), a ''gharānā'' is a system of social organisation in the Indian subcontinent, linking musicians or dancers by lineage or apprenticeship, and more importantly by adherence to a particular musi ...

tradition. She has created her own instrument, a custom version of a Hawaiian slide guitar that she calls the Shankar slide guitar. Shankar founded the Shakara Arts Foundation in 2007, and she holds a

doctorate degree A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' licentia docendi'' ("licence to teach ...

from

Banaras Hindu University Banaras Hindu University (BHU), formerly Benares Hindu University, is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916. The university incorporated the Central Hindu College, ...

. She received the

Kumar Gandharva Samman The Kumar Gandharva Samman is an Indian annual award for outstanding talent in the field of music established by the government of Madhya Pradesh in 1992. It is named after Kumar Gandharva, a classical singer. Selection criteria Performers of ...

award from the government of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

in 2013.

Discography

* ''Jhankaar'' (2008) * ''Hues of the Indian Guitar'' (2019)

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* 1966 births Living people Indian guitarists Banaras Hindu University alumni Etawah gharana Musicians from Varanasi Indian women guitarists Musicians from Thanjavur district Musicians from Uttar Pradesh Indian women classical musicians Women musicians from Uttar Pradesh 20th-century Indian women musicians 20th-century Indian musicians {{India-music-stub