Uday Bhawalkar
Uday Bhawalkar | |
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Origin | Ujjain, MP India |
Genres | Dhrupad |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Years active | 1990 - present |
Website | Official website |
Pandit Uday Bhawalkar is an Indian classical vocalist. He is an exponent of the dhrupad genre.
Early years
Uday Bhawalkar was born in Ujjain,
Career
In 1987,
Teaching
Uday began teaching at the age of 20[citation needed]. He now lives and teaches students at his house in Pune. He was also a Visiting Artist in Residence at the University of Washington in Seattle in the Department of Ethnomusicology,[2] a position held many years ago by his Guru, Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. He gives workshops in London every year at the Asian Music Circuit. He is also one of the gurus at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata. In 2014 he joined another music school, Bengal Parampara Sangeetalayon in Dhaka, as a guru.
The Veena Foundation
In 1992, he was instrumental in the creation of the Veena Foundation, a trust founded in memory of the late Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. This organization was conceived to promote Dhrupad music by organizing concerts, giving scholarships to students who may be economically challenged, and various other activities.[3]
Performances
Pandit Uday Bhawalkar has performed all over the world at prestigious venues. Most recently, he performed at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canada in 2018 for the Raag-Mala Music Society of Toronto.[4]
Awards
- Ustad Allauddin Khan Academy, Bhopal Scholarship (1981–1985)
- National Scholarship (1986–1989)
- Gold medal from Ustad Nasir Aminuddin Dagar (1987)
- Junior Fellowship (1993–1995)
- Rashtreeya Kumar Gandharva Samman (2001)
- Vishva Sangeet Ratna From Della Heritage Foundation (2005)
- Raza Foundation Award 2006–2007, New Delhi (2008)
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2021) [5]
References
- ^ https://www.itcsra.org/pandit-uday-bhawalkar/
- ^ Archived 9 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Uday Bhawalkar". Dhrupaduday.com. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ "Dhrupad by Uday Bhawalkar". Aga Khan Museum. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ https://www.freepressjournal.in/ujjain/ujjain-pt-uday-bhawalkar-to-get-sangeet-natak-academi-award-tomorrow