Gauhar Jaan

Google Doodle honours Gauhar Jaan on 145th birth anniversary; classical singer was among first to record music in India

Google honoured Indian singer and dancer Gauhar Jaan, who was one of the first artistes to record music in the country, with a doodle on her 145th birth anniversary on Tuesday.

Musical revolution: How these artistes adapted to gramophone records in the early 1900s

A look at the women artistes who embraced the technology of gramophone records in the early 1900s and shaped the commercial music industry in India