Jalsa: Indian Women and Their Journeys from the Salon to the Studio (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789382381778)

Vidya Shah is a musician from New Delhi, India. Trained initially in Carnatic music, she later received guidance in the North Indian genres of Khayal (from Shubha Mudgal and Mujahid Hussain Khan), and Thumri, Dadra, and Ghazal (from Shanti Hiranand). She writes on music for several publications and has contributed to the Encyclopedia Britannica. A popular performer and prolific composer, Vidya Shah is a recipient of the Senior Fellowship from the Government of India and the Charles Wallace Award for her project "Women on Record", a performance highlighting the contributions of women performers in the gramophone era.