Shrinivas Khale

Shrinivas Khale
Background information
Birth name Shrinivas Vinayak Khale
Also known as Khale Kaka
Born 30 April 1926
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Died

2 September 2011(2011-09-02) (aged 85)

Thane, Maharashtra, India
Genres Indian classical music
Occupation(s) Composer, Music Director
Instruments Harmonium
Years active 65 years
Notable instruments
Harmonium

Pandit Shrinivas Vinayak Khale (30 April 1926 – 2 September 2011), fondly addressed as "Khale Kaka", was an Indian composer/music director from Maharashtra, India. He hailed from Baroda (Vadodara), the cultural capital of Western India. He was initially trained at the hisotric Music college (now the Faculty of Performing Arts of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda) and did Diploma in Vocal Music. He was greatly inspired by the musician of Agra Gharana Aftab e Mousiqui Ustad Faiyazkhansaheb. Shrinivas Khale was trained by Gayanacharya Pandit Madhusudan Joshi of Agra-Atrauli gharana, a leading disciple of Ut. Ata Hussain Khan and Ut. Faiyaz khan.

He was one of the most respected artists in the Marathi music industry for over six decades. He is the recipient of Padma Bhushan award in 2010.[1]

On behalf of Hridayesh Arts, an annual award called the Swar Shrinivas Puraskar has been instituted. The first recipient being Kamlesh Bhadkamkar who has spent 12 years as a music composer and worked closely with Kaka himself.[2]

Career

Although, Khale primarily composed music for the Marathi film industry, he composed music in other Indian languages as well—namely Hindi, Bengali, Gujrati and Sanskrit. He recorded 141 poems and composed music for six Marathi films (Yanda Kartavya Ahe–1956, Bolki Bahauli–1961, Palsala Pane Teen–year not known, Jivhala–1968, Porki–1970, and Sobati–1971 ; A film Laxmi Pujan–1952 was never released). He also provided music to theatrical plays Paanigrahan, Vidushak and Devache paay during his stint in Akashwani, Mumbai.[3]

Kaka was also the only musician to pitch together two Bharat Ratna recipient singers, Lata Mangeshkar and Pandit Bhimsen Joshi for a Hindi bhajan (devotional song) album Ram Shyam Gun Gaan.[4] His last album "Nath Maza Mi Nathancha" was released in September 2009 which includes Abhangas and Bhaktigeetas by Saint Krishnadas.[5] Among his disciples is noted music composer and singer Shankar Mahadevan.

Family

Khale was born in a Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu family, having origins from Parali village in Kokan-Raigad zilla, Maharashtra, India. His father was Vinayak Kashinath Khale, and mother was Laxmi Vinayak Khale. His elder brother, Kashinath Khale, influenced his choice of a career in music.[3]

Honors

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 Padma Awardees for the year 2010
  2. ↑ Swar Shrinivas Puraskar
  3. 1 2 Datta Marulkar, Antaryami Surr Gavasala. Majestic Prakashan, 2009
  4. ↑ SaReGaMa Music Company, Ram Shyam Gun Gan, 2010
  5. ↑ Fountain Music Company, Nath Maza Mi Nathancha. Catalogue Number FMBCD 315
  6. ↑ Big Marathi Music Awards
  7. ↑ Details of Big Marathi Music Award in Loksatta Daily
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