Indian Classics

  ================================================================================= Monday 30, September 2025, 05:15. 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 Introduction: Kesarbai Kerkar (13 July 1892 – 16 September 1977) was an Indian classical vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. A protege of Ustad Alladiya Khan (1855–1946), the founder of the gharana, she went on to become one of the most noted khayal singers of the second half of the 20th century. She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1953, followed by Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in India, in 1969. Biography: Early life and training: Born in ...

VIDEO:  SNA Award for Guru Kala Vijayan🙏 ============================================================================= Sunday 21, Sep 2025, 05:58. Kala Vijayan: Born 8 May 1944, Desamangalam, Palakkad, Kerala, India. Occupation Indian Classical Dancer Known for Mohiniyattam Spouse C.K. Vijayan Children Ajith Vijayan ========================================================================== Biography: Kala Vijayan is an Indian classical dance performer, choreographer, author and actor. She is the daughter of the legendary Kathakali artist Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair and Mohiniyattam exponent Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma. Kala Vijayan is trained in Mohiniyattam, Bharatanatyam and Kathakali, however she is best known for her contributions to Mohiniyattam. She is the recipient of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award for Mohiniyattam (1998) and the Kerala State Award for Mohiniyattam (2019). She is the Principal Director and senior Guru at Kerala Kalalayam, a fine arts inst...

======================================================================================= Wednesday 10, September 2025, 19:19. Sulochana Brahaspati Origin Allahabad, India Genres Indian classical music Instrument Singer ======================================================================================= VIDEO:  Vidushi Sulochana Brahaspati | Indian Classical Vocalist | Ananya Introduction : Sulochana Brahaspati (born 1937, in Allahabad) is one of the noted vocalist of Hindustani classical music. In 1994, she was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. ======================================================================================= VIDEO:  Smt. Sulochana Brahaspati - Marubehag, Delhi 1986 Background: She is a vocalist and an exponent of the Rampur-Sadarang Parampara. She learned music from Pandit Bholanath Bhat and ...