| Name
/ Title |
HIRABAI BARODEKAR |
| Date of
Birth |
1905 (Date not known) |
| Date of
Death |
November 20, 1989 |
| Identity |
Indian Hindustāni classical music singer, of
Kirana gharana and Actress. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1965: She was awarded with
the Sangeet Nātak Akādemi Award in 1965.
- 1970: She was decorated
with Padma Bhushan Award.
- August 15, 1947:
She was chosen to sing the national anthem, Vande
Mātaram, from the Red Fort in India's capital Delhi on the
day India received its independence from the British Raj.
|
| General |
- She was the disciple of Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan
(1893-1949), a great Indian classical singer.
- She appeared in her first public performance under
patronage of
Kesarbai Kerkar at the age of 15.
- She popularised Hindustāni Classical Music among
the masses.
- She also 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.
- An annual music festival is held in Mumbai by her
disciple Dr Prabha Atre by the name 'Sureshbabu – Hirabai
Smruti Sangeet Samaroh' since 1992, which becomes one of the
major festival of music in the country.
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