B.R. Deodhar

Professor B. R. Deodhar was born on 11 September 1901. He was an Indian classical singer, musicologist, and music educator. He was a vocalist of the Khayal genre of Hindustani classical music. Deodhar was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 1964, the highest honor conferred by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance, and Drama. In 1976, he was also awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. Born in Miraj, in present-day Sangli district of Maharashtra, on 11 September 1901, Deodhar began his training in music with Nilkanth Buwa Alurmath, the guru of noted singer & educator Vishnu Digambar Paluskar (1872–1931) & a disciple of Balakrishnabuwa Ichalkaranjikar of the Gwalior gharana.
Later, he received training from Abdul Karim Khan Bio coming soon... >> Read More... of the Kirana gharana and Vinayakrao Patwardhan Indian classical music vocalist Pandit Vinayak Nar >> Read More... , another disciple of Paluskar. Then, he joined the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya and became one of the leading disciple of Vishnu Digambar Paluskar, the founder of the institution. He was the only student of Paluskar who was allowed to pursue formal education. After his matriculation, he also pursued higher education and received a B.A. degree. He also studied Western classical music.
In the coming years, he continued his musical education with leading musicians from various traditions, including those from the Agra gharana, Mohanrao Pakelar from the Jaipur Gharana, sarangi-player Majeed Khan, Inayat Khan Inayat Khan is a Pakistani actor, model, and dance >> Read More... , Ganpatrao Dewaskar, Pt. Sadashivbuwa Jadhav of the Gokhale gharana, binkaar Murad Khan of Indore gharana, Shinde Khan of Talwandi gharana, and Bade Ghulam Ali Khan of Patiala gharana, with whom he was associated for many years and who became an important musical influence on his gayaki, or singing style. He incorporated styles from several traditions, gharanas, into his singing, paving the way for his career as a musicologist.
Over time, he also collected musical compositions and rare ragas from the traditions he was associated with throughout his career. Deodhar established the Deodhar School of Music in Mumbai, breaking from the gharana tradition. He also edited the Hindi music monthly magazine, Sangeet Kala Vihar, and published several books on music and musicians. Among his noted disciples were singer Kumar Gandharva Bio coming soon... >> Read More... , Laxmi Ganesh Tewari and Saraswati Rane Saraswati Rane was an Indian classical singer who >> Read More... . His monthly columns in Sangeet Kala Vihar included biographies of 19th-century Indian musicians, were published in 1993 as a book titled Pillars of Hindustani Music. He passed away on 10 March 1990 in Mumbai.