by jg | Oct 15, 2018 | Artist
(13th July, 1892 – 16th September, 1977) Early life: Kesarbai Kerkar was born in Keri, a small village in North Goa. Being born in a family that depended on music for its livelihood, she was thrust into the field of music at a very tender age. Musical training and...
by jg | Oct 15, 2018 | Artist
Kumudini Katdare is a veteran vocalist and teacher of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. Lineage/Gurus: She received her initial training from Narayan Raghunath Marulkar, a scholar-vocalist and harmonium exponent of the Jaipur and Ghwalior gharanas, and Ratnakant Ramnathkar...
by jg | Oct 15, 2018 | Artist
Madhuvanti Deo is an exponent of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. She holds a master’s degree in music from SNDT University, Pune. Lineage/Gurus: She is fortunate to have received his training from stalwarts of the gharana like Rajabhau Deo (an exponent of Kirana and...
by jg | Oct 15, 2018 | Artist
(31st December, 1910 – 12th September, 1992) Early life: Mallikarjun Bheemrayappa Mansur was born in Mansur, a village in the Dharwad district of Karnataka. As a child, he played a few roles in his brother’s drama company. Recognizing his talent, his father engaged...
by jg | Oct 15, 2018 | Artist
Early life: Manik Bhide was born in Kolhapur, in 1935, into a family of discerning listeners and music lovers. Her father S. R. Potnis initiated her into learning music after recognizing her liking towards the art. Musical training and Gurus: Maniktai’s musical...
by jg | Oct 15, 2018 | Artist
Early life: Manjiri Asnare-Kelkar was born into a family of music lovers in 1971, in Sangli – a small town in Western Maharashtra. Her father, Shri Anand Asnare, a well known tabla player and a recognized artist of AIR, initiated Manjiri into Indian Classical...
