Sudhir Mainkar (Musician & Musicologist)

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Pandit Sudhir Mainkar is a musician and musicologist who has authored a book and several articles on the tabla. The book, entitled Tabla vadan : Kala aur Shastra received the Homi Jehangir Bhabha Award from Maharashtra Rajya Hindi Sahitya Academy for the year 2000.

He was trained by Ustad Inam Ali Khan of Delhi gharana and Pandit Sudhirkumar Saxena of Ajrada gharana. A Bachelor of Arts and Commerce, and Sangeet Alankar in tabla. He served the Life Insurance Corporation of India and retired as Senior Divisional Manager. Pandit Sudhir Mainkar has rendered yeoman's service to the field of education by conducting training programmes and workshops for students of tab/a. He has also contributed in the preparation of model curricula for various courses in tabla offered by different Universities in India. Furthermore, He has conducted a number of lecture-demonstrations for senior executives from the insurance and banking industries on the subject of "How to cope executive stress with the help of music".

As a nominated member on the Governing Council of the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandai, Shri Mainkar was involved in the task of making its curricula comparable to that of the University Grants Commission. He has also contributed in designing and conducting special training programmes for the examiners. For more information logon to http://www.tablabook.com.

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Written a book on " tabla " under title "Tabla Vadan: Kala aur Shastra", published by A.B.Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Miraj. The book has received an Award for the year 2000 from Maharashtra Rajya Hindi Sahitya Academy, Govt. of Maharashtra. The Book is considered as an essential reading material for the Graduation and post graduation students of Tabla in Indian Music Universities
Conducting workshops for students of Tabla in music universities, A.B.Gandharva Maha Vidyalaya and other Music teaching institutions
Occasionally write in Music journals in Hindi and Marathi
Participated in Music seminars organized by Sangeet Research Academy and other Music institutions
Member of the Academic Council of Bhatkhande Sangeet Institute, Lucknow
Member of Syllabus Drafting Committee for Tabla of Music department, Mumbai University.

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Citation by Sangeet Sanyojak samanvay Sameeti, Pune
Received "Homi Jahangir Bhabha " Award for my tabla book from Maharashtra state Hindi Sahitya Academy year 2000
Swar sadhana Ratna Award 2002 Mumbai
Smt. Vijaya K. Joshi Sahitya Sangeet kala Award 2004
Omkar sangeet sabha - Music forum Award 2005
Awarded Senior Fellowship (2005) By Ministry of culture of Government of India