Sheila Dhar

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Sheila Dhar (1929–2001) obtained her MA in English from Boston University. The passion of her life was Hindustani classical music, which she performed and wrote about with much insight and wit. She served on the board of the Sangeet Natak Akademi and was advisor for music to the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.

Married to the economist P.N. Dhar, she also had occasion to observe the workings of India’s bureaucracy and political leaders.

Sheila Dhar’s books include Children’s History of India (1961); This India (1973); Here’s Someone I’d Like You to Meet (1995), Raga,n,Josh: Stories from a Musical Life (2005).