Vidyadhar Oke (b 1952) is an Indian doctor,

musicologist Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some m ...

harmonium The pump organ is a type of free-reed organ that generates sound as air flows past a vibrating piece of thin metal in a frame. The piece of metal is called a reed. Specific types of pump organ include the reed organ, harmonium, and melodeon. Th ...

player, and

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consultant, who has done research in the use of shrutis (

microtones Microtonal music or microtonality is the use in music of microtones— intervals smaller than a semitone, also called "microintervals". It may also be extended to include any music using intervals not found in the customary Western tuning of t ...

) in Indian classical music and created a unique 22-shruti version of the harmonium.

Early life

Oke is a Doctor of Medicine, MBBS, MD ( pharmacology) from

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, India. He later trained in management at the

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and Duke University, U.S.A; and in

clinical research Clinical research is a branch of healthcare science that determines the safety and effectiveness ( efficacy) of medications, devices, diagnostic products and treatment regimens intended for human use. These may be used for prevention, treatm ...

Wellcome Trust The Wellcome Trust is a charitable foundation focused on health research based in London, in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1936 with legacies from the pharmaceutical magnate Henry Wellcome (founder of one of the predecessors of Glaxo ...

, UK. Oke was fortunate to be trained at the

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, U.K.,where 5 Nobel laureates had worked at a time. Oke met Rajiv Gandhi, the ex- prime minister of India in the "Young Scientists' Meet" convened by

Raghunath Anant Mashelkar Raghunath Anant Mashelkar FRS FREng FRSC, also known as Ramesh Mashelkar, (born 1 January 1943) is an Indian Chemical Engineer, born in a village Mashel in Goa and brought up in Maharashtra. He is a former Director General of the Council of ...

. For years, he gave services in the

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in organizations including

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, GlaxoSmithKline,

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; and at 52 years, he retired as President and dedicated himself to music research. Oke was educated at

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(formerly known as King George High School), and

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. He graduated from

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. While in school, Oke was selected to play a

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match with Ramchandra Sapre, the first winner of the

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. Oke won Badminton championships including the Inter-School/Collegiate and open events convened by

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and Central

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Institute, Mumbai.

Musical career

Oke's maternal grandfather and mother Shanta were harmonium players. Shanta was also a singer and student of Narayanrao Vyas, a disciple of

Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar (18 August 1872 – 21 August 1931) was a Hindustani musician. He sang the original version of the bhajan Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram, and founded the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya on 5 May 1901. He is also credited wit ...

. Oke, a renowned third generation harmonium artist playing the instrument since the age of four, later learned from the maestro late Pandit

Govindrao Patwardhan Govindrao Patwardhan (21 September 1925 – 31 January 1996) was a well-known harmonium and organ player. Early life Patwardhan was born in the village of Adur near Guhagar in Konkan. His childhood was spent in Guhagar. He cherished a passion for ...

for 25 years to become an ace Harmonium player. His first public performance was a harmonium solo in 1972 on Mumbai Doordarshan. He was a performing member at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (Mumbai) and played harmonium in music programmes at the centre, arranged by

Purushottam Laxman Deshpande Purushottam Laxman Deshpande (alternatively written as Pu La Deshpande; 8 November 1919 – 12 June 2000), popularly known by his initials ("Pu. La.") or as P. L. Deshpande, was a Marathi writer and humorist from Maharashtra. He was also an ...

and Ashok Ranade. He taught Harmonium as Hon. Lecturer at the Department of Music, University of Mumbai, when Ashok Ranade was the head. He accompanied on harmonium; singers including Asha Bhosale,

Vasantrao Deshpande Vasantrao Deshpande (2 May 1920 – 30 July 1983) was a Hindustani classical vocalist renowned for his contribution to Natya Sangeet (musical dramas). Early life Vasantrao Deshpande was born into a Deshastha Brahmin family in Murtizapur, Akol ...

, Sudhir Phadke,

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, Manik Varma,

Malabika Kanan Malabika Kanan (27 December 1930 – 17 February 2009) was an Indian classical vocalist. Biography Kanan was born in Lucknow on 27 December 1930 to Rabindralal Roy, a musicologist and a disciple of Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande. In her early years ...

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, Jitendra Abhisheki,

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, Suresh Wadkar,

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Padma Talwalkar Padma Talwalkar (born 28 February 1949) is an Indian classical vocalist. Early life Padma Talwalkar was born in Pune, India. She received training in Khyal gayaki in three main styles or gharanas: Gwalior, Kirana and Jaipur. Her love for the ...

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, Asha Khadilkar,

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, Shubha Mudgal,

Vijay Koparkar Vidyadhar Koparkar (born 1962) is a Hindustani classical singer. He himself is a guru and is a disciple of Pt. Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande and Pt. Jitendrabuwa Abhisheki. He sings khyal, tarana, thumri, tappa, dadra, bhajan, abhang and natyageet amon ...

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; and played lehra to accompany Tabla Solo by

Alla Rakha Ustad Alla Rakha Qureshi (29 April 1919 – 3 February 2000), popularly known as Alla Rakha, was an Indian tabla player who specialized in Hindustani classical music. He was a frequent accompanist of sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar and ...

, with Vocal and Mridangam by

T. V. Gopalakrishnan Tripunithura Viswanathan Gopalakrishnan (born 11 June 1932 in Tripunithura, Kerala), known as TVG, is a Carnatic and Hindustani musician from Cochin, Kerala, India. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2014. Ea ...

. He performed in United States and Europe, including a concert in Maharashtra Mandal of London, to support the fund for the victims of

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; and in the convention of Brihan Maharashtra Mandal of North America at Houston, USA. He composed Music for Marathi musical theatre, for dramas including Sanyastha Jwalamukhi based on the life of Swami Vivekananda, and Dnyanoba Maza based on the life of Saint Dnyaneshwar. Oke's research on shrutis in the Indian classical music is insightful and potentially revolutionary. Shrutis are the 22 basic musical notes (microtones) which create a Raga. He discovered that the sequential progression of the notes can be plotted mathematically, enabling playing them on a string, precisely. He created the world's first, unique, patented 22 shruti harmonium which can also double up as an Accordion, to be in the list of Indians who created their own musical instruments. Oke gave lec-dems on his research on shrutis at several locations including a TED-X talk at IIT Gandhinagar. Oke; the playwrighter, songwriter and music director of the

Sangeet Natak ''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. ''Sangee ...

Tajmahal, became the second person in musical theatre in

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after 138 years as the same feat was done first by

Annasaheb Kirloskar Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Devanagari: बळवंत पांडुरंग किर्लोस्कर) (31 March 1843 − 2 November 1885), popularly known as Annasaheb Kirloskar, was a Marathi playwright from Maharashtra, India. Kir ...

in 1882 for Sangeet Saubhadra. Sangeet Tajmahal was judged as the best drama in the 59th Maharashtra state sangeet natak competition (2020) and Oke was adjudged as the best playwright and music director. Oke brought to surface the existence of a temple in Mansingh's palace which was taken over by Shahjahan to be the queen's grave, in his own words.

Author

* Taj Mahal: Facts, Fiction and An Unbelievable Discovery (Kindle Edition) – 2021. * Punarjanma : Mithya Kee Tathya (Marathi), Parama Mitra Publications – 2018. * 22 Shrutis (Hindi), Sanskar Prakashan - 2015. * Shrutividnyan Va Ragasoundarya, Rajhansa Prakashan - 2015 *

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, (A Music Drama approved by Maharashtra Rajya Prayog Parinirikshan Mandal or Sensor Board for Dramas,

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) – 2014. * Shrutigeeta, Madhav Rafter Publications – 2011. * 22 Shrutis, (Marathi), Sanskar Prakashan - 2010. * 22 Shrutis, (English), Sanskar Prakashan - 2007. * Govind Gunadarshan, (A life sketch of

), Bhagyashree Publications – 2006. * Manoranjak Swabhavashastra, (An Astrological treatise on the

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), Udveli Books −2002. * Mitra Jivacha', (An Astrological treatise on the Chinese system of I Ching) Kasturika Communications -1996.

Astrologer

A student of Late Pandita Leelatai Paranjpe, Oke has studied

Hindu astrology Jyotisha or Jyotishya (from Sanskrit ', from ' “light, heavenly body" and ''ish'' - from Isvara or God) is the traditional Hindu system of astrology, also known as Hindu astrology, Indian astrology and more recently Vedic astrology. It is one ...

Chinese astrology Chinese astrology is based on the traditional astronomy and calendars. Chinese astrology came to flourish during the Han Dynasty (2nd century BC to 2nd century AD). Chinese astrology has a close relation with Chinese philosophy (theory of the ...

, and

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for 50 years. He is a great proponent of

Grant Lewi William Grant Lewi II (June 8, 1902 – July 14 or 15, 1951) was an American astrologer and author. Best known for his books ''Astrology for the Millions'' and ''Heaven Knows What'', Lewi has been described as the father of modern astrology i ...

, considered as the father of modern astrology in America. Lewi's Philosophy of Life is that

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, when multiplied by

Free will Free will is the capacity of agents to choose between different possible courses of action unimpeded. Free will is closely linked to the concepts of moral responsibility, praise, culpability, sin, and other judgements which apply only to ac ...

, creates human life, which normally appears as a constant struggle between what is

existence Existence is the ability of an entity to interact with reality. In philosophy, it refers to the ontological property of being. Etymology The term ''existence'' comes from Old French ''existence'', from Medieval Latin ''existentia/exsistentia' ...

and what

essence Essence ( la, essentia) is a polysemic term, used in philosophy and theology as a designation for the property or set of properties that make an entity or substance what it fundamentally is, and which it has by necessity, and without which it ...

) ought to be. Knowledge about horoscope gives a glimpse into destiny and allows for prospective planning of Free will (alternatives and choices) to create the best possible conditions of Human Life. Oke has written newspaper articles and authored books including one on the 12 signs of the Chinese Zodiac and another on the I Ching or the ancient Chinese divination text. He has given invited lectures, besides presenting a daily Astrology programme on

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, Mumbai. The

incorporeal Incorporeality is "the state or quality of being incorporeal or bodiless; immateriality; incorporealism." Incorporeal (Greek: ἀσώματος) means "Not composed of matter; having no material existence." Incorporeality is a quality of souls, s ...

essence of a living being called the

soul In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being". Etymology The Modern English noun '' soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest atte ...

exists as consciousness before birth and even before conception – a first fundamental fact of

reincarnation Reincarnation, also known as rebirth or transmigration, is the philosophical or religious concept that the non-physical essence of a living being begins a new life in a different physical form or body after biological death. Resurrection is ...

. Oke has authored a book proposing examples of reincarnation of prominent Indian personalities including

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, Manmohan Singh, Swami Ramdev,

Mohan Bhagwat Mohan Bhagwat (, Marathi pronunciation: oːɦən bʱaːɡʋət̪ born 11 September 1950) is an activist currently serving as the 6th and current Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in India. He was chosen as the successor to ...

Medha Patkar Medha Patkar née Khanolkar (born 1 December 1954) is an Indian social activist and former Politician working on various crucial political and economic issues raised by tribals, dalits, farmers, labourers and women facing injustice in India. She ...

Vishwanathan Anand Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster and a former five-time World Chess Champion. He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988, and is one of the few players to have surpassed an Elo rating ...

Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian singer, music director and actor. He has been described in the media as one of the most popular and successful playback singers of Hindi Cinema and Kannada Cinema. He has been honoured by the Govern ...

, A.R.Rahman,

Shivkumar Sharma Pandit Shivkumar Sharma (13 January 1938 – 10 May 2022) was an Indian classical musician and santoor player who is credited with adapting the santoor for Indian classical music. As a music composer, he collaborated with Indian flautist Ha ...

Ajoy Chakrabarty Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty (born 25 December 1952) is an Hindustani classical vocalist, composer, lyricist and an exponent of the Patiala-Kasur gharana. He was given Padma Bhushan Award, the third highest civilian award in India in 2020. Early li ...

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, Rajan Mishra,

Kishori Amonkar Kishori Amonkar (10 April 1932 – 3 April 2017) was a leading Indian classical vocalist, belonging to the Jaipur ''gharana'', or a community of musicians sharing a distinctive musical style. She was a performer of the classical genre '' ...

Dadasaheb Phalke Dhundiraj Govind Phalke (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, ̪ʱuɳɖiɾaːd͡ʒ pʰaːɭke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke () (30 April 1870 – 16 February 1944), was an Indian producer-director-screenwriter, known as "the Father of In ...

, D. V. Paluskar,

Anokhelal Mishra Anokhelal Mishra ( hi, अनोखेलाल मिश्रा; 1914.. 10 March 1958) also spelled as Anokhe Lal Misra and commonly known as Pandit Anokhelalji was an Indian Tablā Artist who belonged to the Banaras Gharana of Hindustan ...

and

Bal Gandharva 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 ...

Awards

* Best Drama, Best Playwright and Best Music Director for 'Sangeet Tajmahal' (59th Maharashtra state sangeet natak competition, 2020) * Pancharatna Puraskar (Harmony Foundation) * Vitthalrao Korgaonkar Puraskar (Surel Samvadini Samvardhan,

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) * Maharashtra Granthottejak Sanstha (Pune) * P.L.Deshpande Award (Uttung Sanskrutik Pariwar, Mumbai) * Bandubhaiyya Chougule Puraskar (

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) * Appasaheb Jalgaokar Puraskar (Ganavardhan,

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) * Keshavrao Bhosale Award by Govt. of Maharashtra * Thane Bhushan Award (

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) * Thane Nagar Ratna Award (Nagar Vikas Manch) * Thane Manabindu Award (

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-Indradhanu) *

Anil Mohile Anil Mohile (1940 - 2012) was an Indian music composer and music arranger. Music career Mohile composed music for several movies including Marathi and Hindi Films. He had worked closely with Lata Mangeshkar for many years. He arranged music fo ...

Award (Siddhakala Academy) *

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (), Marathi pronunciation: �inaːjək saːʋəɾkəɾ also commonly known as Veer Savarkar (28 May 1883 – 26 February 1966), was an Indian politician, activist, and writer. Savarkar developed the Hindu nationalis ...

Award (Savarkar Nyasa) * Dr. Sharadini Dahanukar Hirvai Sanman (King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, King Edward Memorial Hospital) * Swara-Kranti Award (Nadabrahma) * Sahavadak Puraskar (Swarabandh, Mumbai) * Surmani (Sur Singar Samsad) * Leadership through Innovation Award (Wockhardt) * Best Music Director (Drama), Dnyanoba Majha, (Maharashtra Times Sanman) * Best Music Director (Drama), Sanyasta Jwalamukhi, (

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Nomination) * Ashtapailu Puraskar, (

Chitpavan Brahmin The Chitpavan Brahmin or Konkanastha Brahmin is a Hindu Maharashtrian Brahmin community inhabiting Konkan, the coastal region of the state of Maharashtra. Initially working as messengers and spies in the late seventeenth century, the community ...

Sangh, Thane) * Shraddhanand Puraskar, (

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Sabha, Mumbai) * Pune Marathi Granthalaya Puraskar (Pune) * Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Prakashak Sangh Puraskar

Personal life

Vidyadhar Oke is married to Bhagyashree Oke. She is a

Kathak Kathak ( hi, कथक; ur, کتھک) is one of the eight major forms of Indian classical dance. It is the classical dance from of Uttar Pradesh. The origin of Kathak is traditionally attributed to the traveling bards in ancient northern Ind ...

Dancer. They have three sons, Anand, Amod and

Aditya Oke Aditya Oke is an Indian harmonium player, a sound engineer and a music arranger in films. He is a fourth=generation harmoniumist, learned harmonium from Govindrao Patwardhan. He is married to Vedashree Oke, an actress and singer known for her ...

. Aditya is also a harmonium player. His daughter-in-law Vedashree Oke is a stage actress and a singer.

References

External links

Vidyadhar Oke's website on 22 Shruti Research

"22 Shrutis in 500 Ragas" – Free App on Google Play Store for Android Mobile phones
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