Ashok Patki

Ashok Patki is an Indian music composer and director who works in the Marathi and Hindi film and television industries. He was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on August 25, 1941, and attended Gopi Tank Municipal School for his secondary education. He has a sister and two brothers. Patki was less interested in schooling as his passion for music grew, and he decided not to attend college for further studies.

Patki has been playing the tabla and the harmonium since he was a toddler. He used to accompany his sister Meena to the local orchestra's musical performances. Later, singer-composer Jitendra Abhisheki Jitendra Abhisheki is a music composer .He is a sc >> Read More... introduced him to the Marathi entertainment industry, and he began writing music for children's stage productions. Patki assisted Jitendra Abhisheki in the creation of theatre background music. Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, the flutist, then recognized Patki as an All-India Radio performer. Patki began his career as a composer for the devotional album "Gaani- Ekdach Yave Sakhya" by singer Suman Kalyanpur Suman Kalyanpur is one of the most influential; si >> Read More... . With plays like "Moruchi Mavshi," " Bramhachari Click to look into! >> Read More... ," "Eka Lagnachi Gostha," and others, he began composing music for Marathi theatre. Patki worked in the advertising industry, writing over 5000 jingles. "Dhara Dhara" and "Santoor" are two of his most well-known jingles.

Patki rose to prominence with his song "Mile Sur Mera Tumhara," released on August 15, 1988, and accompanied by a video supporting national cohesion and togetherness in diversity. The song has received critical acclaim and is known as "India's unofficial anthem."

Despite having no official musical experience, Patki opened the "Sanchari Gurukul" music school in Pune in August 2013, focusing primarily on light and semi-classical Hindustani music, also known as "Sugam Sangeet." He received many awards for his music composition in the Marathi and Hindi film and theatre industry. He got awards like Gan-Samradnyi Lata Mangeshar Award, Ram Kadam Puraskar, Sharad Ratna Gaurav Puraskar, Zee Puraskar, etc. In 2006, he received an “Indian National Film Award” for Best Music Direction for the Konkani film “Antarnaad” (2006) at the 54th National Film Awards The National Film Awards gets presented every year >> Read More... .