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Teejan Bai Dies: Pandavani Exponent and Padma Vibhushan Awardee

7 July 20261 min read
AWARDS & PERSONSTeejan Bai Dies:Pandavani Exponentand PadmaVibhushan Awardee7 July 2026safalsetu.com

Why in the news

The celebrated folk performer Teejan Bai passed away in Raipur on 5 July 2026 following a prolonged illness. She was 70.

Key facts

  • Place and date of death: Raipur, 5 July 2026.
  • Art form: Pandavani, a folk tradition of Chhattisgarh.
  • She became the first woman to present the Kapalik style before an audience.
  • She helped take the Chhattisgarh tradition to audiences around the world.

Honours received

Order of honourRecognition for
Padma ShriContribution to Indian folk art
Padma BhushanContribution to Indian folk art
Padma VibhushanContribution to Indian folk art

Exam angle

  • Persons in news: Teejan Bai, associated with Pandavani and the Kapalik style.
  • State link: Chhattisgarh folk performance; place of death was Raipur.
  • She held all three of the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan.

Test yourself

1. Teejan Bai, who died in July 2026, was a leading exponent of which folk art form?

She was a renowned Pandavani artist from Chhattisgarh.

2. In which style of Pandavani was Teejan Bai the first woman to perform publicly?

She was the first woman to publicly perform the Kapalik style.

3. Which was the highest of the Padma honours held by Teejan Bai?

She received the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan.

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