Hirabai Barodekar

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Hirabai Barodekar
Hindustani Classical Music
Years active1920–1980

Hirābai Barodekar (1905 – 1989) was an Indian

Ustād Abdul Wahid Khān.[2]

Early life and background

Hirabai was born as Champākali to

Bombay (Mumbai), and had two sons: Suresh or Abdul Rehmān, and Krishnā; and three daughters: Champākali, Gulāb, and Sakinā or Chhotutāi. In their adult lives, the five respectively became known as Sureshbābu Māne, Krishnarāo Māne, Hirābāi Badodekar (called Champu-tai by close friends), Kamalābāi Badodekar, and Sarswatibāi Rāne
.

She had her initial training from her brother

Ustad Abdul Karim Khan. (In 1922, Hirabai's parents had parted company; thus Hirabai received only limited musical lessons from her father.)[citation needed
]

She often performed along with her younger sister, Saraswati Rane.[3]

Singing career

Hirabai appeared in her first public performance under patronage of Kesarbai Kerkar at the age of 15.[1]

She was an expert in

Marāthi Nātya Sangeet, and Bhajan. She is credited with having popularised Hindustāni Classical Music among the masses. She was a pioneer of concerts by women artists in India. She was the first female artist to introduce ticketed concerts in India. Her rendition of 'Taar Sa' was very popular and became her hallmark. She made Kirana gharana
more popular and rich.

Hirabai acted in several movies, including "Suvarna Mandir", "Pratibhā", "Janābāi", and "Municipality". She also started a music school, "Nutan Sangeet Vidyālaya", to teach music to girls. The school staged several plays.

Hirabai became a recording artist very early in her career. (Her 78 rpm recordings have been re-released on cassettes by RPG in their Classical Gold series). She was titled as "Gaanhira" (a singing diamond).

Honours

Hirabai's work in Hindustani music fetched her many prestigious accolades. She was awarded with the Sangeet Nātak Akādemi Award in 1965[4] and the Padma Bhushan Award in 1970.[5] She was also awarded Vishnudas Bhave Award for her contribution to theater.[citation needed]

She was chosen to sing the national song, Vande Mataram, from the Red Fort in India's capital Delhi on the day India received its independence from the British Raj (15 August 1947). She visited China and the East African countries as a part of an Indian delegation in 1953.[citation needed]

She was titled "Gaan kokila" (Nightingale of India) by Sarojini Naidu.[citation needed] An annual music festival is held in Mumbai by her disciple Prabha Atre by the name Sureshbabu – Hirabai Smruti Sangeet Samaroh since 1992, which has become one of the major festivals of music in the country.[6]

Family

She was married to Manikrao Gandhi-Barodekar.[citation needed] Her grandson Nishikant Barodekar is a tabla player, a student of Zakir Hussain. [7]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 81-7017-332-9
    .
  2. ISBN 81-7648-999-9
    .
  3. ISBN 0-521-25659-3
    .
  4. ^ "Sangeet Natak Akademi - All Awardees". Sangeet Natak Akademi. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  6. ^ "व्यक्तिवेध: प्रभा अत्रे". Loksatta (in Marathi). 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Nishikant Barodekar". 2 May 2015.

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