Asgari Bai (25 August 1918 – 9 August 2006) was an Indian Dhrupad singer. She was a recipient of Padma Shri, Tansen Samman, Academy Samman and Shikhar Samman. Asgari Bai was born in Bijawar, Chhatarpur. She had come with her mother Nazeera Begum to Tikamgarh. She died on 9 August 2006. Ashgari Bai (1998), an Indian documentary film directed by Priti Chandriani and Brahmanand S. Singh explores her life as an exponent of Dhrupad. References Sources बुंदेलखंड दर्शन डोट कॉम- बुन्देलखण्ड की विस्तृत जानकारी Dhrupad singer Asgari Bai dead Dhrupad artiste Asgari Bai hospitalised Award return over son fear Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts Singers from Madhya Pradesh People from Chhatarpur People from Tikamgarh Hindustani singers 1918 births 2006 deaths Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 20th-century Indian women singers 20th-century Indian singers Women musicians from Madhya Pradesh