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Kesarbai Kerkar | |
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 Kesarbai Kerkar receiving Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in March 1953 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kesarbai Kerkar |
| Born | 13 July 1892 |
| Origin | Keri, Goa |
| Died | 16 September 1977 (aged 85) |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music – Khayal |
| Occupation | Hindustani classical vocalist |
| Years active | 1930-1964 |
Kesarbai Kerkar (13 July 1892 – 16 September 1977) was an Indian classical vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana.[1] A protege of Ustad Alladiya Khan (1855–1946), the founder of the gharana, from age sixteen, she went on to become one of the most noted khayal singers of the second half of the 20th century.[2][3][4]
She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1953, followed by Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in India, in 1969.[5]
- ^ Babanarāva Haḷadaṇakara (1 January 2001). Aesthetics of Agra and Jaipur Traditions. Popular Prakashan. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-81-7154-685-5.
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- ^ Surashri Kesarbai Kerkar Archived 11 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-12-27
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.