Babanrao Haldankar Explained

Babanrao Haldankar
Birth Name:Srikrishna Babanrao Haldankar
Birth Date:1927
Birth Place:India
Death Date:17 November 2016 (aged 89)

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

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

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.

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Notes and References

  1. [#Gr|Grimes, p. 139]
  2. Web site: Awards. pandithaldankar.com. 4 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20110824011257/http://pandithaldankar.com/awards.htm. 24 August 2011. dead.
  3. Web site: Banbanrao Haldankar Online Portal. pandithaldankar.com. 4 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20101127021939/http://www.pandithaldankar.com/. 27 November 2010. dead.
  4. News: Vocalist Babanrao Haldankar passes away at 89 in Pune. The Times of India. 19 November 2016 . 4 January 2017.
  5. [#Gr|Grimes, p. 280]