''Manik Govind Bhide'' (1935 – 13 September 2023) was an Indian

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vocalist from Kolhapur and based in Mumbai. She was known for being

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's student and Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande's guru and mother. She was an exponent of the

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Early life and training

Born Manik Potnis in

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, she was encouraged by her parents to learn music. She began her early classical training with Madhukar Sadolikar of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. Later, she married scientist Govind Bhide. Following, around 1964, the couple relocated to Mumbai. A family friend, Vamanrao Deshpande, brought the young couple to meet

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, his guru. Though Kurdikar wasn't present, Manik Bhide met

and soon became her student after the former heard the latter sing. She continued to learn from Amonkar for 15 years. Bhide learned alongside Suhasini Mulgaonkar, Arun Dravid,

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, and others.

Training with Kishori Amonkar

Though a devout follower and admirer of Amonkar, Bhide's relationship with her guru was challenging and demanding. Under tremendous stress and Amonkar's infamous temperamentality. Bhide had accompanied Amonkar in every concert for over a decade. After a falling out, Bhide discontinued learning from Amonkar in 1981. Following, she dedicated her musical life to teaching. After several decades, Bhide and Amonkar reconciled.

Career

Bhide performed at most major music conferences in India and was a regular performer for

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Students

Bhide was a well known Guru of her Gharana legacy. At the urging of

, Bhide began teaching her daughter, Ashwini, the Jaipur-Atrauli gayaki. She had also taught many other students which include Geetika Varde, Dr. Jyoti Kale, Sveta Hattangdi Kilpady, Dr. Nishad Matange, Meenal Bhide, Maya Dharmadhikari, Sandhaya Deshmukh and Priti Talwalkar and many others.

Death

Manik Bhide died on 13 September 2023, at the age of 88.

Discography

* ''The Sanctity of Parampara'' (1987; Rhythm House) – Raag Nayaki Kanada, Raag Bihag. Featuring Baban Manjrekar (harmonium), Omkar Gulvady (tabla), Vandana Shirodkar (tanpura). Recorded by Avinash Oak.

Accolades

* 2018 –

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Pt. Bhimsen Joshi Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar, presented by

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References

External links

The Jaipur gharana
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