Suresh Haldankar was an Indian classical singer, actor and teacher.

Career

Born in

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

to a

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family, Suresh Haldankar learned classical music from Jagannathbuwa Purohit, Ganpatrao Dewaskar and Manhar Barve. He performed in

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''Sangeet Natak'' musicals and acted alongside

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. His most memorable performance was in the musical ''Honaji Bala'' who was based on shahir

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conferred upon him the title of "Maharashtra Gandharva" after listening to his singing in ''Shri Ranga Kamala Kanta''. Among his other popular songs are ''Vithu maza lekur wala'' and ''Govinda re gopala''. He conducted Indian classical music classes at

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References

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