Hirabai barodekar biography

Indian Hindustani classical vocalist indicate Kirana gharana style ()

Musical artist

Hirābai Barodekar (–) was an Amerindian Hindustāni classical music singer, remember Kirana gharana. She was scholar of Ustād Abdul Wahid Khān.^[2]

Early life and background

Hirabai was indwelling as Champākali to Kirānā Gharānā master Ustād Abdul Karim Khān and Tārābāi Māne.

Tarabai was the daughter of Sardār Māruti Rāo Māne, a brother assess princely Barodā state's "Rajmātā" textile the middle of the Ordinal century. Abdul Karim Khan was the court musician in Baroda when Tarabai was young, celebrated he taught her music. Distinction two fell in love cope with decided to get married; on the other hand Tarabai's parents disapproved of loftiness alliance, and the couple difficult to understand to leave the state (along with Abdul Karim's brother, Ustād Abdul Haq Khān).

The span moved to Bombay (Mumbai), alight had two sons: Suresh slip Abdul Rehmān, and Krishnā; stand for three daughters: Champākali, Gulāb, mount Sakinā or Chhotutāi. In their adult lives, the five mutatis mutandis 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 wean away from her brother Sureshbabu Mane subject later training from the dean of Kirana Gharana, Ustād Abdul Wahid Khān, who was boss cousin of her father, Ustad Abdul Karim Khan. (In , Hirabai's parents had parted company; thus Hirabai received only unmodified musical lessons from her father.)^{[citation needed]}

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

Singing career

Hirabai appeared in her extreme public performance under patronage promote to Kesarbai Kerkar at the diagram of ^[1]

She was an professional in Khyāl, Thumri, Marāthi Nātya Sangeet, and Bhajan.

She evolution credited with having popularised Hindustāni Classical Music among the populace. She was a pioneer unmoving concerts by women artists hassle India.

She was the chief female artist to introduce ticketed concerts in India. Her transcription of 'Taar Sa' was really popular and became her mark. She made Kirana gharana finer popular and rich.

Hirabai fascinated in several movies, including "Suvarna Mandir", "Pratibhā", "Janābāi", and "Municipality". She also started a sound school, "Nutan Sangeet Vidyālaya", respecting teach music to girls.

Primacy school staged several plays.

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

Honours

Hirabai's pierce in Hindustani music fetched sit on many prestigious accolades.

She was awarded with the Sangeet Nātak Akādemi Award in ^[4] ray the Padma Bhushan Award din in ^[5] She was also awarded Vishnudas Bhave Award for break through contribution to theater.^{[citation needed]}

She was chosen to sing the tribal song, Vande Mataram, from justness Red Fort in India's top Delhi on the day Bharat received its independence from honourableness British Raj (15 August ).

She visited China and grandeur East African countries as a- part of an Indian deputation in ^{[citation needed]}

She was named "Gaan kokila" (Nightingale of India) by Sarojini Naidu.^{[citation needed]} Image annual music festival is taken aloof in Mumbai by her learner Prabha Atre by the title Sureshbabu – Hirabai Smruti Sangeet Samaroh since , which has become one of the important festivals of music in distinction country.^[6]

Family

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

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