title: Sulochana Brahaspati
text: Sulochana Brahaspati (born 1937, in Allahabad) is one of the noted vocalist of Hindustani classical music.
  
  In 1994, she was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award,  the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama.
  
  Background
  She is a vocalist and an exponent of the Rampur-Sadarang Parampara. She learned music from Pandit Bholanath Bhat and Ustad Mushtaq Hussain Khan (d. 1964) of Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana. Later she received intensive training from her guru, and her husband, Acharya K.C.D. Brahaspati. A large number of his compositions – Khayals, Thumris, Tappas, and Dadras – are part of her portfolio.
  
  She is also an accomplished teacher and musicologist and has published books including Raga Rahasya.
  
  Awards
   Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1994.
   Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 1984.
   Tansen Samman by Madhya Pradesh government in 2006.
  
  References
  
  Sources
  
  External links 
   Artist's Official Website
  
  Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
  Musicians from Prayagraj
  1937 births
  Living people
  Indian women classical singers
  Hindustani singers
  Women Hindustani musicians
  Singers from Uttar Pradesh
  20th-century Indian singers
  20th-century Indian women singers
  Women musicians from Uttar Pradesh