Jyotsna Keshav Bhole | |
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 Jyotsna Keshav Bhole, from a 1939 issue of The Indian Listener | |
| Born | Durga Kelekar 11 May 1914 |
| Died | 5 August 2001 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Marathi theatre Hindustani classical music |
| Spouse | Keshav Vaman Bhole |
| Children | 4 |
Jyotsna Keshav Bhole also known as Jyotsnabai Bhole (Marathi: ज्योत्स्ना केशव भोळे) (11 May 1914 – 5 August 2001), was a veteran Marathi stage artist and a Hindustani classical singer.[1] Along with Padmabai Vartak, she was among the first female actresses to perform the role of a female character in Marathi theatre in the play Andhalyachi Shala in 1933.[2]
Bhole was popularly known for the drama song Bola Amrut Bola composed by Sangeetkalanidhi Master Krishnarao Phulambrikar. She was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1976, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama.[3]
- ^ "Veteran Marathi singer Jyotsna Bhole passes away". The Times of India. 5 August 2001. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.
- ^ Ajotikar, Rasika (2021). "Marathi Sangeet Natak and the Affirmation of Hindu Nationalist Cultural Politics in Western India". The World of Music. 10 (1): 105–130. ISSN 0043-8774. JSTOR 27032508.
- ^ Sangeet Natak. Vol. 38. Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2004.