Vishwanath Jadhav (1885−1964) was an Indian classical khyal singer and a disciple of

Abdul Karim Khan Ustad Abdul Karim Khan (Devanagari: उस्ताद अब्दुल करीम ख़ान, Persian: ) (11 November 1872 – 27 October 1937)Kirana gharana (singing style).

Training

He learned under Abdul Karim from 1910 until the latter's death in 1937. He also took lessons from 1906 to 1910 Nissar Hussain Khan of

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Career

Jadhav was appointed a court musician of the former princely state of Kolhapur by Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj in 1920s. He had also been invited to perform on various occasions by Maharaja Krishna Raja Wodaiyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore State. In 1936, he was also bestowed the title of "Proudh Gandharva" by Wodaiyar. He used to also perform at the royal functions of Sangli State. Being friends with Dinanath Mangeshkar, he also taught the veteran Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar in her childhood days at Sangli. Jadhav composed music for films in the early talkie era. He was the music composer of the 1937 film '' Gangavataran''. The film was written and directed by Dadasaheb Phalke, who is known as the "father of Indian cinema". It was the first sound film and the last film to be directed by Phalke. In 1938, he also composed music for the mythological film ''Dhurva Kumar'' based on Dhruva's story. The film starred actors

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and Raja Paranjape. On 4 April 1952, Pandit Vishwanathbuwa was honoured by the first President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, at the golden jubilee celebrations of the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya at Delhi.

Legacy

He has three sons, who are also classical singers of repute. The Pandit Vishwanathbuwa Jadhav Memorial Committee (PVJMC) which promotes Hindustani music. In May 2012, the committee submitted a collection of about 500 notations of various

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es that Pandit Jadhavbuwa preserved of his learning from his gurus Ustad Nissar Hussein Khan and Ustad Abdul Karim Khan, to a Pune-based group the "Pune Bharat Gayan Samaj" (PBGS).

Discography

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jadhav, Vishwanath 1885 births 1964 deaths Kirana gharana Gwalior gharana Hindustani composers Indian film score composers 20th-century Indian musicians 20th-century Indian male classical singers 20th-century Khyal singers