Pandit A pandit (; ; also spelled pundit, pronounced ; abbreviated Pt. or Pdt.) is an individual with specialised knowledge or a teacher of any field of knowledge in Hinduism, particularly the Vedic scriptures, dharma, or Hindu philosophy; in colonial-e ...

Shivkumar Shukla (12 July 1918 – 31 December 1998) was an Indian classical vocalist of the

Bhendibazaar gharana The Bhendibazaar gharana is one of the vocal gharanas of Indian classical music, which originated in Bhendi Bazaar area of Mumbai in 1890. The founders of the gharana originally belonged to the Moradabad area of Uttar Pradesh. Upon migrating to ...

. A recipient of the 1992

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, he was known for his works in

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form of

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. He was a disciple of Indian classical vocalist and composer

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Aman Ali Khan Ustad Aman Ali Khan ‘Amar’ (1888–1953) was an Indian classical vocalist and composer from the Bhendibazaar Gharana. He brought many Carnatic ragas into Hindustani classical music. Aman Ali was the son of Chhajju Khan, one of the founder ...

. Shukla was known as "Sangeet Rasraj", a title which was given to him by Pandit

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Biography

Shivkumar Shukla was born on 12 July 1918 in Gondal, a small princely state in

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. He was interested in music from childhood and started his initial training under the guidance of Baburao Gokhle in Mumbai in 1932. Impressed by his progress in 7 years, the

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of Gondal state in 1934, appointed him as the court musician of the state when he was 16. Shukla then started his study of music under Pandit

. In 1936, at a concert in

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, Pandit Omakarnath awarded Shukla the title of "Sangeet Rasraj". He died on 31 December 1998 in

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Career

In 1939, Shukla heard Ustad Aman Ali Khan of Bhendibazaar gharana, and became the disciple of him. Shukla gave several performances at conferences and concerts all over India. He performed at the memorial of his

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Ustad Aman Ali Khan as his foremost disciple. In 1951, the vice chancellor of

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, Baroda invited him to join as a professor and Dean of Faculty of Performing arts. He retired as Dean of faculty of performing arts in 1978. His notable disciples include Pandit Dayanand Devgandharva, Manoj Patel, Vasanti Sathe, Mukund Vyas, Sangeeta Pandharpurkar, Anil Vaishnav, Dwarkanath Bhonsle, Pandit Ishwarchandra, Subhash Desai, Neelam Yajnik, Mitalee singh, Kiran Shukla, and Chintan Patel.

Awards

Shukla received the following awards: * 1930Members of Legislative Council of India Gold Medal at Mumbai, given by K.M. Munshi * 1939Gold Medal by Maharashtra Sangeet Vidyalay * 1951conferred a Medal at

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by the 1st

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* 1967awarded by Triveni Organization at Vadodra for "outstanding services rendered as a leading singer and guru" * 1971awarded by Gujarat Sangeet Natak Akademi * 1980awarded by ITC Sangeet Academy,

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* 1985honored by Gujarat Sangeet Samiti at

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, Gujarat * 1990-91Gujarat State's Pandit Omkarnath Award * 1992

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shukla, Shivkumar 1918 births 1998 deaths Indian classical musicians Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award