Balakrishnabuwa Ichalkaranjikar (1849–1926) was an Indian

vocalist Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singi ...

of the

Khyal Khyal or Khayal (ख़याल / خیال) is a major form of Hindustani classical music in the Indian subcontinent. Its name comes from a Persian language, Persian/Arabic language, Arabic word meaning "imagination". Khyal is associated with rom ...

genre of

Hindustani classical music Hindustani classical music is the Indian classical music, classical music of the Indian subcontinent's northern regions. It may also be called North Indian classical music or ''Uttar Bhartiya shastriya sangeet''. The term ''shastriya sangeet'' ...

. He learned the Gwalior gharana (singing style) and brought it to Maharashtra.

Life

Balakrishnabuwa Ichalkaranjikar was born in

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

. He travelled to

Gwalior Gwalior (Hindi: , ) is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; It is known as the Music City of India having oldest Gwalior gharana, musical gharana in existence. It is a major sports, cultural, industrial, and political c ...

, then the centre of the

Khayal Khyal or Khayal (ख़याल / خیال) is a major form of Hindustani classical music in the Indian subcontinent. Its name comes from a Persian language, Persian/Arabic language, Arabic word meaning "imagination". Khyal is associated with rom ...

genre of Indian classical music, and studied under Vasudeorao Joshi. He then returned to Maharashtra, and settled near

Miraj Miraj (Pronunciation: iɾəd͡z ) is a city that is part of the Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad metropolitan region in Sangli district, Maharashtra. Founded in the early 10th century, Miraj was an important jagir of the Bijapur Sultanate. Chhatrapa ...

because its climate suited him. Soon Miraj and the nearby area became a hub of Hindustani classical music, which it has remained since. Buwa's chief disciples included Neelakanthbuwa Mirajkar, Vishnu Digambar Paluskar, the founder o
Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal
his son Annabuwa (who predeceased him), Anant Manohar Joshi (Antu-buwa), Mirashi buwa and Vamanbuwa Chafekar.

References

1849 births 1926 deaths Singers from British India Hindustani singers People from Bombay Presidency Gwalior gharana 19th-century Indian male classical singers Indian music educators 20th-century Indian male classical singers 20th-century Khyal singers {{India-singer-stub