Adarsh Anand Shinde (born 7 March 1988) is an Indian playback singer. He records Ambedkarite songs and
Marathi language
Marathi (; ''Marāṭhī'', ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the official language of Maharashtra, and additional official language in the state o ...
film songs.
Early life
Adarsh Shinde comes from a family of singers. His father, Anand Shinde, and grandfather,
Prahlad Shinde, were also singers.
Shinde started learning to sing at the age of ten. He had lessons in classical music from
Suresh Wadkar
Suresh Ishwar Wadkar (born 7 August 1955) is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films. He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films, Odia albums and bhajans and in Konkani films.
He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Aka ...
. The Shinde family is influenced by
B. R. Ambedkar
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India from the Constituent Assembly debates, served a ...
and follows
Buddhism
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gra ...
.
Shinde married Neha Lele on 27 May 2015 in a
Buddhist
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...
marriage held in Mumbai.
Career
Adarsh Shinde is a notable Ambedkarite singer. He has sung many songs about
B. R. Ambedkar
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India from the Constituent Assembly debates, served a ...
and Buddhism. He started his career by singing on an album with his father and uncle Milind Shinde. He appeared on the television reality show ''"Let It Go!"''
In 2014, the Shinde family sang together for the film
Priyatma, which was the first such incident of three generations singing together in the Marathi film industry. ''Bhimraya Majha Bhimraya'' is the title song of the ''
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar'' series composed by Adarsh Shinde and his brother Utkarsh Shinde, while sung by Adarsh Shinde.
Adarsh Shinde has sung more than 1500 songs in both Marathi and Hindi languages.
Playback singing
Marathi Album songs
Filmography
Television
References
External links
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Living people
Bollywood playback singers
Indian male playback singers
Marathi playback singers
Marathi-language singers
Indian male folk singers
Dalit artists
1988 births
Indian Buddhists
Buddhist artists
20th-century Buddhists
21st-century Buddhists