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Musical artist
Shruti Sadolikar Katkar
(born 9 Nov. 1951) is an Indian classical singer of the
khyal
style in the
Jaipur-Atrauli
gharana
.
[1]
She is a recipient of the
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
for Hindustani vocal music for 2011.
[2]
Early life and career
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Sadolikar was born 1951 into a family from
Kolhapur
which was known for its musical tradition.
[3]
[4]
She received training in Indian classical music from childhood.
[5]
Her initial training was given by her father,
Wamanrao Sadolikar
, who was taught by the founder of the
Jaipur-Atrauli gharana
,
Alladiya Khan
, and his son Bhurji Khan.
[1]
[6]
Following her studies with her father, Sadolikar learnt music for twelve years from
Gulubhai Jasdanwala
, who was known for his large collection of
raga
compositions, including compositions in rare ragas.
[1]
[5]
[6]
Sadolikar earned a
master's degree
from
SNDT Women's University
in Mumbai and wrote a thesis on Haveli Sangeet, a type of temple music.
[5]
Despite a heavy voice and limited vocal range Sadolikar performs all forms of Indian classical and semi-classical music, including
thumri
,
tappa
, and
natya sangeet
, and has performed in India,
Canada
, the
United States
,
France
,
Switzerland
,
Germany
, and the
West Asian
countries.
[5]
She had several musical and educational recordings published and holds the Homi Bhabha Fellowship of the
National Centre for the Performing Arts
.
[5]
In 1999, Sadolikar produced a play named "Sangeet Tulsidas" for which she set the music, and she performed for
SPIC MACAY
to interest young Indians in Indian classical music.
[5]
Sadolikar has regularly performed playback for
Indian movies
.
[7]
She had Katkar added to her name after marriage and is a student of Azizuddin Khan, son of Burji Khan.
[6]
Sadolikar worked as Vice Chancellor of the Bhatkhande Music Institute University in
Lucknow
,
Uttar Pradesh
from 2009 till 2020. Her tenure as Vice chancellor was very controversial. There was a huge protest against her by the students and staff members of the Bhatkhande Music Institute University. She had to face various accusations and eventually she had to resign from the post.
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References
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Das, C. L. (4 July 2008).
"Some enticing variety"
.
The Hindu
. Archived from
the original
on 3 December 2008
. Retrieved
5 April
2009
.
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"Declaration of Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships (Akademi Ratna) and Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the year 2011"
(PDF)
(Press release).
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
. 15 December 2011. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 3 March 2016
. Retrieved
17 January
2012
.
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Dorian, Frederick; Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; McConnachie, James; Trillo, Richard; Duane, Orla (2000).
World Music: The Rough Guide
. Rough Guides. p. 92.
ISBN
1-85828-636-0
.
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Tandon, Aditi (6 November 2000).
"Three Days of Rich Musical Treat"
.
The Tribune
. Retrieved
8 January
2014
.
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a
b
c
d
e
f
Kumar, Mala (1 March 2004).
"Reflecting on notes"
.
The Hindu
. Archived from
the original
on 6 May 2004
. Retrieved
5 April
2009
.
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a
b
c
"Music sammelan"
.
The Hindu
. 14 December 2004. Archived from
the original
on 24 December 2004
. Retrieved
5 April
2009
.
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Roy, Piyush (18 September 2006).
"The 'classical voice' continues to enthrall Bollywood"
.
Hindustan Times
. Retrieved
5 April
2009
.
[
dead link
]
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"Prof. Shruti Sadolikar-Katkar"
. Bhatkhande Music Institute University, Lucknow. Archived from
the original
on 12 January 2010
. Retrieved
11 January
2010
.
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