Padmaja Phenani-Joglekar
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Padmaja Phenany Joglekar is a
Hindustani Classical Hindustani classical music is the 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'' literally means classica ...
singer. She is a disciple of
Pandit Jasraj Pandit Jasraj (28 January 1930  – 17 August 2020) was an Indian classical vocalist, belonging to the ''Mewati gharana'' (musical apprenticeship lineage). His musical career spanned 75 years resulting in national and international fame, ...
. She was awarded the
Padma Shri Award The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...
in 2001.


Early life

Brought up in the tradition of
Indian classical music Indian classical music is the art music, classical music of the Indian subcontinent. It is generally described using terms like ''Shastriya Sangeet'' and ''Marg Sangeet''. It has two major traditions: the North Indian classical music known as ...
, Padmaja a graduate in
Microbiology Microbiology () is the branches of science, scientific study of microorganisms, those being of unicellular organism, unicellular (single-celled), multicellular organism, multicellular (consisting of complex cells), or non-cellular life, acellula ...
, opted for a career in music. Today she sings both
Hindustani Classical Hindustani classical music is the 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'' literally means classica ...
(
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 ...
, Thumri, Tappa etc.) and the light popular variety ( Gazals, Geet (song), Geet, Bhajans etc.).


Personal life

She is married to Sunil Joglekar and has a son.


Career

Joglekar started learning Hindustani Classical music under the guidance of the vocalist Jasraj. She took further training from the Sarangi maestro Pandit Ram Narayan and the music director Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar. Her three albums titled ''Hee Shubhra Phulanchi Jwala'', ''Rang Bawara Shravan'' and ''Ghar Nachale Nachela'' consist of Marathi poems written by poets like Kusumagraj, Indira Sant, Vinda Karandikar, Mangesh Padgaonkar, Shankar Ramani, Suresh Bhat, Grace & Shantabai Shelke. She has also released an album of Marathi Gazals and recently two albums titled ''Hey Gagana'' and ''He Sparsha Chandanyanche''. Her latest Marathi album ''Megha Re'' was released in Diwali 2009. In her album titled ''Geet Naya Gata Hoon'', Joglekar sang poems written by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. She has also tuned and sung poems written by former Prime Minister of India, Prime Minister V. P. Singh, Shri V P Singh, album to be released shortly. She has released an Gazal Album ‘Zindagi ki Zuban’ and Hindi album of bhajans composed by Anup Jalota, Shri Anup Jalota titled "Mangaldeep". Another album of Gazals written by such great poets like Daagh Dehlvi, Daag, Jigar, Ahmed Faraz, Bashir Badr, Dr. Bashir Badr etc. & are also in the making. Her latest album ''Rang'' consists of Sufi music, Sufi style songs in Hindi.


Concerts

Joglekar has performed at various conferences in India and also had many concerts in the UK, United States, Canada, Singapore and UAE including the Bruhan Maharashtra Mandal (BMM) 2013 convention held at Rhodes Island in July 2013. * "Mangaldeep" a concert of Marathi Bhavgeet & poems. The concert includes the songs Padmaja has sung in the film Nivdung (''Kenvha tari Pahate'' & ''Lavlav kari Paat''), her composition of outstanding poems of Kusumagraj, Indira Sant, Shankar Ramani, Suresh Bhat etc. from her various albums (Hee shubhra phulanchi Jwala, Ranga Bavara Shravan, Ghara nachale Nachale etc.) and some Bandish and associated songs based on that bandish which she has learnt from her guruji Hridaynath Mangeshkar. * "BhaktiRang", a concert of devotional music. It consists of Bhajans by Meera, Kabir, Tulsi, Nanak, and Rahim etc. They are mainly in Hindi with a few in Gujarati. She has been performing this concert since last two years and has also performed a few combined concerts with Shri Anup Jalota and Padmashri Purshottamdas ji Jalota. The press report of Chennai concert is available on the Hindu website whose address is * "Mehefil -E -Gazal" consisting of gazals of great shayar (poet), shayars like Ghalib, Daagh Dehlvi, Daag, Jigar, Bahadurshah Zafar, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Momin Khan Momin, Momin, Mir Taki Mir etc. & living legends like Ahmad Faraz, Dr. Bashir Badr etc. In this concert she sings her own compositions as well as some popular ones. This concert is a Gazal connoisseurs delight. * "Tere Sur aur mere Geet" - This is the latest concert launched in 2005. It consists of memorable Classics of Hindi Film mainly 50's to 70's period consisting of compositions of such great composers like Pandit Ravi Shankar, Madan Mohan (music director), Madan Mohan, Salil Choudhary, S. D. Burman, S D Burman, Jaidev, Sham Sundar, Vasant Desai & R. D. Burman, R D Burman. The songs selected are outstanding & popular but rarely performed live. This is not an orchestra but a Mehfil.


References


External links


Official Website of Padmaja Phenany Joglekar
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