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Diwaliben Bhil
Indian folk singer (1943–2016)
Musical artist
Diwaliben Punjabhai Bhil (2 June 1943 – 19 May 2016), also known as Diwaliben Punjabhai Ladhia, was an Indian folk singer and playback singer from Gujarat.
Her talent was discovered late; she then sang on radio and in Gujarati films and was awarded the Padma Shri in 1990.[2]
Biography
Diwaliben Bhil was born on 2 June 1943[1] in Dalkhania village (now in Dhari Taluka, Amreli district, Gujarat) to Punjabhai and Monghiben in a tribal family.[3][4][5] Her original surname was Ladhiya.[5] Inspired by her mother, she started singing traditional garba songs at an early age.
She was a primary-school dropout, but had taught herself folk singing.[6] She moved to Junagadh at the age of nine, when her father found a job on the Junagadh State Railway. She was married in Rajkot at the age of nine, but her marriage was declared null and void after only tw