Neela Bhagwat

Neela Bhagwat

Neela Bhagwat singing at Indian Languages Mela at TISS
Background information
Birth name Neela Bhagwat
Born Pune, Maharashtra, India
Origin Pune
Genres Hindustani classical music
Occupation(s) singer
professor
translator

Neela Bhagwat is a Hindustani musician of the Gwalior Gharana as represented by Pandit Sharatchandra Arolkar who studied with Krishnarao Shankar Pandit. Neela Bhagwat's other teacher is Jal Balaporia.[1] Known for composing and performing thumris from a feminist perspective, her contributions include compositions of Kabir and Meera bhajans.[2][3]

References

  1. Dhaneshwar, Amarendra (17 November 2012). "Sufi, so good". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  2. Perron, Lalita Du (2007). Hindi Poetry in a Musical Genre: Ṭhumrī Lyrics. Taylor & Francis. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-415-39446-8. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  3. Jeffrey Michael Grimes (2008). The Geography of Hindustani Music: The Influence of Region and Regionalism on the North Indian Classical Tradition. ProQuest. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-109-00342-0. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
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