Kolkata: Eminent classical singer and Padma
Vibhushan awardee Girija Devi passed away at a city hospital
here tonight following a cardiac arrest, hospital sources
said.
She was 88 and survived by a daughter.
Considered as the queen of Thumri and fondly called
Appa ji, Girija Devi was taken to the city's BM Birla Heart
Research Centre this afternoon with cardiovascular ailments,
She was put on life support, her family sources said.