Babanrao Haldankar
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| Birth name | Srikrishna Babanrao Haldankar |
| Born | 1927 India |
| Died | 17 November 2016 (aged 89) |
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Srikrishna Haldankar (1927 – 17 November 2016), better known as Babanrao Haldankar, was an Indian classical singer, composer, and music teacher of Agra gharana of Hindustani classical music.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Babanrao Haldankar was the son of painter Sawlaram Haldankar (1882–1968), and has won awards through his career.[2] and was an adjunct professor of Indian Music at the University of Mumbai.[3][4]
Education
[edit]He had studied under Jaipur Gharana's doyenne Mogubai Kurdikar in 1950s but had a preference for Agra Gharana. Accordingly, he switched to Ustad Khadim Hussain of Agra gharana, who settled in Mumbai from Jaipur, in 1959, and studied under him for 20 years.[5] Babanrao Haldankar himself was a much sought after guru, and he taught many of the prominent artists coming up towards the end of 20th Century, including Arun Kashalkar, Devaki Pandit and Pournima Dhumale, Dr.Sandhya Kathavate.
Works
[edit]- Babanrao Haldankar (2001). Aesthetics of Agra and Jaipur Traditions. Padmaja Punde (trans.). Popular Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7154-685-5.
References
[edit]- ^ Grimes, p. 139
- ^ "Awards". pandithaldankar.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Banbanrao Haldankar Online Portal". pandithaldankar.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Vocalist Babanrao Haldankar passes away at 89 in Pune". The Times of India. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ Grimes, p. 280
Bibliography
[edit]- Jeffrey Michael Grimes (2008). The Geography of Hindustani Music: The Influence of Region and Regionalism on the North Indian Classical Tradition. ISBN 978-1-109-00342-0. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
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