{{Short description|Indian pandavani singer}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Usha Barle | image = | image_size = 250px | other_names = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|05|2}} | birth_place = Bhilai, Chhattisgarh | occupation = Pandavani Folk Singer | years_active = | height = | spouse = | children = | awards = Padma Shri 2023 <ref name="theprint">{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2023-03-22 |title=Singers Usha Barle, Suman Kalyanpur receive Padma Awards |url=https://theprint.in/feature/singers-usha-barle-suman-kalyanpur-receive-padma-awards/1464409/ |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> | website = }}
'''Usha Barle''' (born 2 May 1968) is an Indian Pandavani folk singer, of a traditional performing folk art form,<ref>{{Cite web |last=DHNS |title=In Pics {{!}} Padma Awards 2023: S M Krishna, K M Birla, others honoured |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/archives/in-pics-padma-awards-2023-s-m-krishna-k-m-birla-others-honoured-1202575-1400476 |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> from Chhattisgarh.'''<ref name="theprint">{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2023-03-22 |title=Singers Usha Barle, Suman Kalyanpur receive Padma Awards |url=https://theprint.in/feature/singers-usha-barle-suman-kalyanpur-receive-padma-awards/1464409/ |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>''' she is known for her performances in the Kapalik style.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-26 |title=Padma Awards 2023: Meet awardees honoured in the field of art |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/padma-awards-2023-art-culture-zakir-hussain-keeravaani-vani-jairam-8405477/ |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
== Early life == Barle was born in 1968 in Bhilai, Chahattisgarh. she started her Pandwani singing at the age of seven and later trained under Padma Vibhushan Teejanbai.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pioneer |first=The |title=CM greets Padma Shree awardees |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2023/state-editions/cm-greets-padma-shree-awardees.html |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=The Pioneer |language=en |archive-date=2024-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117141141/https://www.dailypioneer.com/2023/state-editions/cm-greets-padma-shree-awardees.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Awards == In 2023 she received fourth highest civilian award in India the Padma Shri for her contributions to Pandwani singing,<ref name="padmaawards">{{cite web |author=Piyush |date=2023-01-25 |title=Press Note |url=https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/Content/PadmaAwardees2023.pdf |access-date=2024-01-19 |publisher=MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS}}</ref> by Indian president Droupadi Murmu.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ani {{!}} |date=2023-01-27 |title=Chhattisgarh: Pandwani singer Usha Barle honoured with Padma Shri for contribution to Art |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/chhattisgarh-pandwani-singer-usha-barle-honoured-with-padma-shri-for-contribution-to-art/videoshow/97369536.cms |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=The Economic Times |language=en}}</ref>
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