| Prabha Atre (marathi) | |
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| Born | 13 September 1932 |
| Origin | Pune, India |
| Instruments | singing |
| Years active | 1950 - still |
| Website |
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Prabha Atre (born 13 September 1932) is an Indian classical vocalist.
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Prabha was born to Abasaheb and Indirabai Atre in Pune. As children, Prabha and her sister, Usha, were interested in music, but neither of them planned to pursue music as a career. When Prabha was eight, Indirabai was not keeping good health, and at a friend's suggestion that classical music lessons would help her feel better, she took a few lessons. Listening to those lessons inspired Prabha to learn classical music.
Her music training was in the guru-shishya paramparaa system. She learnt classical music initially from Shri. Vijay Karandikar. Then, went to late Shri. Sureshbabu Mane and Smt. Hirabai Badodekar, the famous musicians from the Kirana school for advanced training. In 1960, her association with Shrikant Bakre, a senior student of Ustad Amir Khan exposed me to the late Khan Saheb's style, which brought major changes in her musical thinking. She style of Thumri was inspired by Ustad Bade Gulam Ali Khanmri.
While studying music, Prabha finished college courses in science and law to receive degrees in both of those disciplines. She later also earned a Ph.D. in music. Her doctoral thesis was titled Sargam, and pertained to the use of sol-fa notes in Indian classical music.
As a brilliant creative thinker, great performing artist, composer, author and teacher of music, Prabhaji has fetched a distinct place for herself in the creative world, hence she is one of the most prominent artists in the 20th century. Her creative mind, her endeavor has made her distinct from other vocalist of her generation. The doyen of "Kirana Gharana" Prabhaji is blessed with a rich, soul-stirring, sonorous voice, Her vocalizing is in perfect diction and clarity which became a trademark of Prabha Atre. She has performed a major role in popularizing Indian classical vocal music at global level. Some of her compositions becomes tremendously popular amongst listeners. Some of her concepts created new possibilities in the Indian classical music. Her pleasant and dignified presence on stage, her chaste and creative approach, her imaginative play with subtleties of tones and dynamics, her effortless control over intricate yet appealing phrases in aalaap, taan and sargam, her precise articulation of words and stirring portrayal of the emotional themes all together raised her work to the level of extreme superiority. She have also Participated in all Major and prestigious music festivals (government and public), held in India and abroad. She is awarded with several National and international awards like Padmashri, Padmabhushan, Sangeet Natak Academy award, Rashtriya Kalidas sanman, Giants International Award, Godavari Gaurav and Govind-Laxmi Puraskar. Her admireres and fans conferred her the titles Swarmayee, Gaanprabha and Swaryogini.
Dr. Prabha Atre has authored academic books on the various aspects of music that are especially relevant to the present day performance. Her Doctoral thesis on `Sargam' or the use of sol-fa names as musical material, which is perhaps a pioneering work on the subject, bears testimony to this. Her first book `Swaramayee' which is a compilation of many of her articles on music and has bagged the Maharashtra State Govt. Award in 1989 is a classic example of her analytical approach and original thinking. Her second book `Swaralee' published in 1992 also received great accolades. Madhya Pradesh Govt. Hindi Granth Academy has published Hindi translation of `Swaramayee' and `Swaralee' with a view to take these books to Hindi knowing music lovers. Her books 'Swaranginee' and 'Swaranjanee' carries more than 400 popular compositions in classical and light classical music. A book in English 'Enlightening the Listener - Contemporary North Indian Classical Vocal Music Performance' (accompanied with a CD) has achieved its objective in helping the global music lovers to understand and appreciate the Indian art music. A book in English about music and musicians 'Along the Path of Music' is also released. A book of poems in Marathi `Antahswar' by Dr. Atre brings out a different aspect of her creative personality. 4th edition of Swarmayee and 3rd edition of Suswaralee (swaralee) is Published in 2011. Here books are still popular and translated in many languages through out world.
Prabha has been giving private lessons to students since 1969. Her disciples include Sarala Madhusudhan Desai, Ragini Chakravarthy, Asha Parasnis-Joshi, Padmini Rao, Chetana Banawat, Arati Thakur, Ashwini Modak, Veena Kulkarni and Shri. Atindra Sarvadikar.
In 1976, Prabha received the Acharya Atre Award for music. Jagatguru Shankaracharya conferred the title "Gana Prabha" on her. The Government of India conferred on her "Padma Shree" in 1990 and "Padma Bhushan" in 2002.The first four months of 2002 was very special for her, she received four awards, including the Padma Bhushan. She received a Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 1991 as an appreciation for her outstanding role in enriching, preserving and popularizing the Indian art, music. The other prominent awards on her credit are Giants International Award, Rashtriya Kalidas samman, Dinanath Mangeshkar award, Hafiz Ali Khan Award, Felicitation by Global Action Club International, Govind-Lakshmi award, Godavari Gaurav Puraskar, Dagar Gharana Award, Acharya Pandit Ram Narayan Foundation Award Mumbai, Ustad Faiyyaz Ahmed Khan Memorial Award (Kirana Gharana), 'Kala-Shree 2002', `P.L. Deshpande Bahuroopi Sanman’, Sangeet Sadhana Ratna Award, 'Life time achievement’ award by the Pune University, Mahim Ratna Award by Shivsena Mumbai, Felicitation by the Mayor of Mumbai, Name included in national and international biographical works.
State government Award to her book Swarmayee.
from year 2011 "Swarayoginee Dr. Prabha Atre Rashtriya Shaastreeya Sangeet Puraskar" instituted by Tatyasaheb Natu Trust and Gaanvardhan Pune.