Deenanath Mangeshkar
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Deenanath Mangeshkar (Marathi pronunciation:
Background
Pt. Deenanath Mangeshkar, popularly known as Dina, was born at
As a
Career
Deenanath Mangeshkar started taking singing and
Deenanath's good looks and melodious voice won him popularity in the Marathi theatre. So much so that the then giant of the Marathi stage, Bal Gandharva publicly declared that he would welcome the entry of Deenanath in his organisation "by throwing a carpet of rupee coins under his feet". He produced 3 films in 1935, one of them being Krishnarjun Yuddha. It was made in both Hindi and Marathi, and a song in the film was sung by and filmed on Deenanath.
Mangeshkar had also studied
Personal life
First marriage
Deenanath's first wife was Narmada (later renamed "Shrimati" by her husband). She was the daughter of Gujarati Seth Haridas Ramdas Lad – a prosperous businessman of the town of Thalner (between Dhule and Jalgaon (Khandesh), Maharashtra). Deenanath and Narmada were married in 1922. She was 19 at the time of their marriage and Deenanath was 21. They had a daughter named Latika, who died in her infancy. Deenanath's wife also died shortly thereafter.
Second marriage
Deenanath's second wife was his first wife's sister. Her name was Shevanti. Some sources claim that Deenanath renamed his second wife "Shrimati" as well, however it is widely agreed that in reality, he renamed her "Sudhamati".
The marriage of Deenanath and Shevanti was solemnised at a quiet ceremony within the house in 1927. Shevanti's mother chose not to attend.
Deenanath and his second wife had five children:
.Their first child was named Hema. But Deenanath called her Lata in memory of his deceased daughter. The name stuck and it was by that name that his legendary eldest daughter, Lata Mangeshkar, was widely known.
Death
Deenanath took to alcohol during the days of financial hardship in 1930s. After being ill for a few weeks, he died in Pune in April 1942. He was only 41 at the time of his death.
His family has erected a Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and research centre in his name in Pune.
Theatrical productions
Some of his theatrical productions, in which he sang and starred too, are
- Manapaman (मानापमान) (written by K.P. Khadilkar)
- Ranadundubhi (रणदुंदुभी) (written by Veer Vamanrao Joshi) Music composed by Vaze buwa
- Punyaprabhaav (पुण्यप्रभाव)(written by Ram Ganesh Gadkari)
- Sanyasta Khadga (संन्यस्तखड्ग) (written by Veer Savarkar) Music composed by Vaze buwa
- Rajsanyaas (राजसंन्यास) (written by Ram Ganesh Gadkari)
- Deshkantak (देशकंटक)
- Ram Rajya Viyog (रामराज्य वियोग)
See also
- Mangeshkar Family
References
- ^ ISBN 978-81-85002-19-4.
- ^ ISBN 978-81-7223-170-5.
My research ... revealed that, her paternal grandmother Yesubai who lived near the temple in a house called Chandramouli, and Lata's paternal grandfather Ganeshbhatt Bhikoba (Bhikambhatt) Abhisheki who was the head priest of the same temple were united according to the prevailing tradition of the times.
- ^ a b Lukose, Matthew (28 September 2019). "Lata Mangeshkar@90: Tracing the Mangeshkar lineage to the Western Ghats". The Week.
- ^ Khandekar, Nivedita (6 February 2022). "Mangesh, Mangeshi and the Mangeshkars". IANS. MSN.
- ^ Ganesh, Deepa (12 February 2022). "How Lata Mangeshkar drew deeply from classical music". The Hindu.
External links
- Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital,Pune Archived 12 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Deenanath Mangeshkar Award