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Detailed explanation-1: -MUMBAI: Annapurna Devi, doyenne of classical Hindustani music, died at Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai early Saturday. She was 91. She was suffering from age related issues for the past few years, a spokesperson of Annapurna Devi Foundation, Mumbai said. She was declared dead at 3.51 am, hospital officials said.

Detailed explanation-2: -As a surbahar (bass sitar) player, Annapurna Devi was hailed in the 1940s and 1950s as a virtuoso, in possession of a nearly singular musical sensitivity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Born Roshanara Khan in Maihar (now part of Madhya Pradesh), India, she was the daughter of Madanmanjari Devi and Allauddin Khan, a celebrated maestro, who was the court musician of the maharaja of Maihar. Annapurna, her brother, Ali Akbar, and Ravi Shankar were Allauddin’s pupils.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shankar died in San Diego, at a hospital near his home. He had been treated for upper-respiratory and heart ailments in the last year and underwent heart-valve replacement surgery last Thursday, his family said. His final performance was a concert with his daughter, the virtuoso sitarist Anoushka Shankar, on Nov.