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Arati Ankalikar Tikekar
Indian classical singer (born 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arati Ankalikar Tikekar (born 27 January 1963) is an Indian classical vocalist and playback singer, in Marathi, Konkani and Hindi film industry. She known for singing in Agra, Gwalior and Jaipur-Atrauli gharana style of Hindustani classical music. She has received National Film Awards twice for Best Female Playback Singer and has been awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2020. [1]
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Birth name | Arati Ankalikar |
Born | (1963-01-27) 27 January 1963 (age 61) Bijapur, Karnataka, India |
Origin | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Genres | Hindustani classical music |
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Years active | 1975–present |
Website | AratiAnkalikar.com |
She is known for her albums Tejomay Nadbrahm, Raag-Rang, and playback singing for the films like Antarnaad, De Dhakka, Savlee, Shyam Benegal's film, Sardari Begum (1996), Ek Hazarachi Note.
Her early musical education came from Pt. Vasantrao Kulkarni, of the Agra-Gwalior gharana. This was followed by training under noted vocalist, Kishori Amonkar of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. Thereafter that, she received further training from Pt. Dinkar Kaikini. [2]