Anand Bhate (born 29 April 1971) is an

Indian classical Indian classical music is the classical music of the Indian subcontinent. It has two major traditions: the North Indian classical music known as '' Hindustani'' and the South Indian expression known as '' Carnatic''. These traditions were no ...

vocalist from the

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. He is popular for his classical singing of songs from the

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film ''

Balgandharva Narayan Shripad Rajhans, popularly known as Bal Gandharva, (26 June 1888 – 15 July 1967) was a famous Marathi singer and a stage actor. He was known for his roles in female characters in Marathi plays, since women were not allowed to act on ...

'' (2011).

Early life and training

Anand was born in

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in 1971, in a family active in classical music. He inherited the singing tradition from his great-grandfather Bhate Buva, who was a well known vocalist for

Thumri Thumri () is a vocal genre or style of Indian music. The term "thumri" is derived from the Hindi verb ''thumuknaa'', which means "to walk with a dancing gait in such a way that the ankle-bells tinkle." The form is, thus, connected with dance, dr ...

and

Natya Sangeet ''Sangeet Natak'' in Marathi language literally means Musical Drama. As the name suggests, this form of drama combines prose as well as poetry in form of songs to convey the story. In a manner, they are very much similar to Musicals. ''Sangeet ...

in the 19th century. By the age of 10, he had started systematic training in classical singing from Chandrashekhar Deshpande, after which he trained under Yashwantbua Marathe and with

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, with whom he trained for 15 years.

Career

His first public appearance was as a child in 1981, when he performed

's gayaki on

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, Doordarshan and had a tour in the

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. Over the years, he has performed all over

and abroad in many prestigious music festivals such as the

Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav The Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav (formerly known as the Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav and simply known as Sawai) is an annual Indian Classical music festival held in Pune since 1953. The festival is hosted by the Arya Sangeet Prasarak Man ...

, Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki Sangeet Samaroha, Chaturang Pratishthan Rangsammelan and Learn quest Music Conference. Bhate won the

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for the 2011 Marathi movie on the life of the Marathi stage actor/singer

Awards and achievements

* Honoured with the title "Anand Gandharva" in 1981 at the age of 10 * Released an album of Natyasangeet in 1983 * Swaryogini Dr.

Prabha Atre Prabha Atre (born 13 September 1932) is an Indian classical vocalist from the Kirana gharana. She has been awarded all three of the Padma Awards by the Government of India. Early life and education Atre was born to Abasaheb and Indirabai At ...

award from Gaanvardhan & Tatyasaheb Natu foundation Pune, for his significant achievements and performing career. * Balgandharva Gunagaurav Puraskar by Balgandharva Sangeet Rasik Mandal * Pandit Ramkrishnabua Vaze Young Artiste Award in 2006 * Dr. Prabha Atre Puraskar, by Ganawardhan, Pune in 2012 *

for ''

'' * Balagandharva Puraskar by Akhil Bharatiya Natya Parishad, Mumbai in 2012 * Maharashtra State award * Zee award * MIFTA award

References

External links

Anand Bhate, official website
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