Sulochana Brahaspati

Sulochana Brahaspati stands forth not only as the only woman vocalist representative of Rampur-Sadarang Parampara but as one of the foremost musicians in the country today.
 Born in Allahabad, Sulochana started receiving her musical training at a  very tender age from her elder sisters Kailindi Neghe and Sharayu Kalekar. She received training in vocal music from Pt. Bholanath Bhat of Allahabad and Ustad Mushtaq Hussain Khan of Rampur, and further mastered the intricacies of Raga, Tala and Swara from her illustrious musicologist husband, the late Dr. Acharya K C D Brahaspati.
 Awards
1. President's Gold Medal Award in first All India Radio Competition 1955
2. Murphy Metro Award 1958
3. Sur-mani Award 1969
4. U.P. Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 1984
5. Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 1994
6. Tansen Award by M.P. Govt. 2006
7. Dagar Gharana Award by Maharana Mewar Foundation 2007
8. Sangeet Ratna for the year 2003 from Sangeet Natak Academy, U.P., Lucknow.