Pandit Uday Bhawalkar is an Indian classical vocalist. He is an exponent of the

dhrupad Dhrupad is a genre in Hindustani classical music from the Indian subcontinent. It is the oldest known style of major vocal styles associated with Hindustani classical music (for example in the Haveli Sangeet of Pushtimarg Sampradaya), and is als ...

genre.

Early years

Uday Bhawalkar was born on 5 February 1966 in Ujjain,

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, the youngest of three siblings. He began training in classical music from his elder sister. At the age of 15, he received scholarship at the Dhrupad Kendra, Bhopal. Here and subsequently in Mumbai, Uday was trained in dhrupad in the Guru Shishya Parampara, under the tutelage of Zia Fariduddin Dagar, and later under his guru's elder brother, Zia Mohiuddin Dagar.

Career

In 1987, Nasir Aminuddin Dagar (one of the senior Dagar Brothers) awarded Uday a gold medal. Since then he has performed widely in India and abroad, in concerts, workshops and lecture-demonstration sessions. Based in Pune, he regularly performs on National TV and radio in India. Additionally, he has contributed to the soundtracks of films such as Mani Kaul's ''Cloud Door'', Aparna Sen's ''Mr & Mrs Iyer'', Amol Palekar's ''Anahat'', Arun Khopkar's ''Lokpriya'' and ''Rasikpriya'', Renuka Shane's ''Rita'' and Gajendra Ahire's ''Ma Baap''.

Teaching

Uday began teaching at the age of 20. He now lives and teaches students at his house in Pune. He was also a Visiting Artist in Residence at the University of Washington in Seattle in the Department of Ethnomusicology, a position held many years ago by his Guru, Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. He gives workshops in London every year at the

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. He is also one of the gurus at the

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, Kolkata. In 2014 he joined another music school, Bengal Parampara Sangeetalayon in

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, as a guru.

The Veena Foundation

In 1992, he was instrumental in the creation of the

Veena The ''veena'', also spelled ''vina'' ( IAST: vīṇā), is any of various chordophone instruments from the Indian subcontinent. Ancient musical instruments evolved into many variations, such as lutes, zithers and arched harps.

Foundation, a trust founded in memory of the late Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. This organization was conceived to promote Dhrupad music by organizing concerts, giving scholarships to students who may be economically challenged, and various other activities.

Performances

Pandit Uday Bhawalkar has performed all over the world at prestigious venues. Most recently, he performed at the

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in Toronto, Canada in 2018 for the Raag-Mala Music Society of Toronto.

Awards

* Ustad Allauddin Khan Academy, Bhopal Scholarship (1981–1985) * National Scholarship (1986–1989) * Gold medal from Ustad Nasir Aminuddin Dagar (1987) * Junior Fellowship (1993–1995) * Rashtreeya

Kumar Gandharva Samman The Kumar Gandharva Samman is an Indian annual award for outstanding talent in the field of music established by the government of Madhya Pradesh in 1992. It is named after Kumar Gandharva, a classical singer. Selection criteria Performers of ...

(2001) * Vishva Sangeet Ratna From Della Heritage Foundation (2005) * Raza Foundation Award 2006–2007, New Delhi (2008) * Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2021) * Hanumant Award (2023)

References

External links

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Dhrupad gets new life (The Telegraph)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhawalkar, Uday Indian male singers Living people Hindustani singers Dagarvani People from Ujjain Year of birth missing (living people) Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award