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<p>The veteran classical singer Girija Devi died in Kolkata on Tuesday night.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Doctors at the BM Birla Nursing Home said the cause of death was a cardiac arrest.&nbsp;</p>

<p>She was 88.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Devi, who was from the Seniya and Banaras gharanas, was thought of as the &quot;queen of thumri&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Devi was awarded the Padma Shri in 1972, the Padma Bhushan in 1989, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2016.&nbsp;</p>


<p>The veteran classical singer Girija Devi died in Kolkata on Tuesday night. </p>

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<p>Doctors at the BM Birla Nursing Home said the cause of death was a cardiac arrest. </p>

<p>She was 88. </p>

<p>Devi, who was from the Seniya and Banaras gharanas, was thought of as the "queen of thumri". </p>

<p>Devi was awarded the Padma Shri in 1972, the Padma Bhushan in 1989, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2016. </p>

Devi was thought of as the 'queen of thumri'

Doctors at Kolkata's BM Birla Nursing Home said the cause of death was a cardiac arrest.

Veteran classical singer Girija Devi dies at 88