Teejan Bai, a recipient of the M. S. Subbulakshmi Centenary Award, 201

Teejan Bai, a recipient of the M. S. Subbulakshmi Centenary Award, 2016, is an exponent in

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Teejan Bai is a renowned Indian folk singer, known for her unique style of narrating tales from the Mahabharata in the Pandavani tradition, a traditional performing art form of Chhattisgarh.
Pandavani is a folk ballad form prevalent in Chhattisgarh and parts of neighbouring states, involving the recitation of stories from the epic Mahabharata, often with musical accompaniment and theatrical elements.
Teejan Bai has received several prestigious awards for her contribution to Pandavani, including the Padma Shri (1987), Padma Bhushan (2003), and Padma Vibhushan (2019). She is a significant figure in preserving and popularizing this traditional art form.