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Basanti Bisht

1953 - Today

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Dr. Basanti Bisht (born, 1953) is a well known folk singer of Uttarakhand, famous for being the first woman singer of the Jagar folk-form of Uttarakhand. The Jagar form of singing is a way of invoking deities, which is traditionally done by men but, Basanti Bisht broke the practice and today is a well-known voice, and is trying to preserve this traditional form of singing. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Basanti Bisht has received more than 36,482 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Basanti Bisht is the 2,673rd most popular singer (up from 2,916th in 2019), the 1,089th most popular biography from India and the 40th most popular Indian Singer.

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  • 36k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Basanti Bisht ranks 2,673 out of 4,381. Before her are Yves Larock, Mark Arm, Debby Boone, Monkaen Kaenkoon, Karina, and Tamara Gachechiladze. After her are Serafín Zubiri, Russell Allen, Helen Sjöholm, Mark Tuan, MC Eiht, and Kristine Opolais.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Basanti Bisht ranks 646. Before her are Ernő Kolczonay, Glen Ballard, John Sessions, Keith Green, Antonio Villaraigosa, and Sebastian Faulks. After her are Karl-Heinz Brunner, Michael A. Baker, Sigi Schmid, Steve Keen, Charlie Wilson, and Betty Wright.

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In India

Among people born in India, Basanti Bisht ranks 1,089 out of 1,861. Before her are Sheela (1945), Raghuram Rajan (1963), Dalip Tahil (1952), Shiva Rajkumar (1961), Raza Murad (1950), and Deven Verma (1937). After her are Roop Singh (1908), Pallonji Mistry (1929), Jyotiraditya Scindia (1971), Sohrab Modi (1897), Ajith Kumar (1971), and Bharati Mukherjee (1940).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Basanti Bisht ranks 40. Before her are KK (1968), Arijit Singh (1987), Kavita Krishnamurthy (1958), Kishori Amonkar (1932), Daler Mehndi (1967), and Reshma (1947). After her are Parveen Sultana (1950), Ahmed Rushdi (1934), Jagjit Kaur (1930), Mamta Chandrakar (1958), Hira Devi Waiba (1940), and Hariharan (1955).

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