Mamta Joshi Age, Husband, Family, Biography
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Religion: Sikhism
Education: PhD
Marital Status: Married
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Profession | Singer |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | 5' 6" (168 cm) |
Eye Colour | Brown |
Hair Colour | Brown |
Career | |
Debut | Sufi Album (Punjabi): Aagaaz (2014) |
Award | 2015: Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar by Sangeet Natak Akademi |
Personal Life | |
Birthplace | Jalalabad, Fazilka, Punjab, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Fazilka, Punjab |
College/University | Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab |
Educational Qualification(s) | • Post Graduate in English from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab (2002-2004) • PhD in Music from Government College For Boys in Chandigarh Sector 11, Chandigarh |
Religion | Sikhism |
Ethnicity | Punjabi |
Hobbies | Writing, Dancing |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Family | |
Husband/Spouse | |
Children | Son- 1 |
Parents | Father- Died on 24 June 2019 Mother- Rani Tandan |
Siblings | Brother- Gulshan (elder; Sufi singer) |
Favourites | |
Singer(s) | Hariharan, Rashid Khan |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Mamta Joshi
- Dr Mamta Joshi grew up in a middle-class Punjabi family.
- Since childhood, she was inclined towards singing. At a very young age, she started her training in singing. Her parents also dreamt that their daughter would become a professional singer one day.
- At a very young age, she started practising singing with her elder brother Gulshan.
- In childhood, she was taught the “Heer” song (by singer Bari Shah) by her maternal grandfather Sardar Balwant Singh.
- She has attended various singing events at the ‘Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan’ held at Sri Devi Talab Mandir, Jalandhar.
- She grew up listening to the songs of Ghulam Ali, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and Hariharan.
- She considers Pakistani Sufi singer Fareed Ayaz her Guru.
- While she was studying in school, her classmates and teachers motivated her to try her luck in singing. She has received a scholarship from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
- Mamta has performed at various events in India and various other countries.
- In 2007, she was invited to Canada to perform in the Sufi singer program of Three Horse.
- She has won various medals in singing.
- During an interview, Mamta Joshi said that her maternal grandfather Sardar Balwant Singh had advised her that whenever she practices or sings Varsya song, she must put a cloth on her head.
- She often sings the poetry of the poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz.
- She was appointed as a music assistant professor at Chandigarh Government College in 2009.
- In 2010, she sang the Punjabi song “Nakhre Hazoor De” during a program in Canada for which she received appreciation.
- In one of the Kabaddi World Cups, she sang the Punjabi song “Dama Dam Mast Qalandar.”
- On 23 March 2017, she performed the Punjabi song “Mast Qalandar” on the Punjabi Doordarshan channel.
- She has sung the compositions of Sant Kabir and Mirabai.
- She is known for singing songs in various languages like Urdu, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Avadhi, Hindi and other local languages.
- Some of her Punjabi music albums are Saifal Malooq, Asan Ishq Namaaz, Naksha, Bhagat Singh, Maahi, Ik Taara, and Kamli De Saiyaan.