Shruti Sadolikar

Shruti Sadolikar Katkar (born 9 November 1951) is an Indian classical singer of the khyal style in the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana.^[1] She is a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Hindustani vocal music for 2011.^[2]

Shruti Sadolikar Katkar
Background information
Birth name	Shruti Sadolikar
Born	(1951-11-09) 9 November 1951 (age 73)
Origin	Maharashtra, India
Genres	Hindustani classical music
Instrument	Singing

Early life and career

Sadolikar was born 1951 into a family from Kolhapur which was known for its musical tradition.^[3][4] She received training in Indian classical music from childhood.^[5] Her initial training was given by her father, Wamanrao Sadolikar, who was taught by the founder of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana, Alladiya Khan, and his son Bhurji Khan.^[1][6] Following her studies with her father, Sadolikar learnt music for twelve years from Gulubhai Jasdanwala, who was known for his large collection of raga compositions, including compositions in rare ragas.^[1][5][6] Sadolikar earned a master's degree from SNDT Women's University in Mumbai and wrote a thesis on Haveli Sangeet, a type of temple music.^[5]

Despite a heavy voice and limited vocal range Sadolikar performs all forms of Indian classical and semi-classical music, including thumri, tappa, and natya sangeet, and has performed in India, Canada, the United States, France, Switzerland, Germany, and the West Asian countries.^[5] She had several musical and educational recordings published and holds the Homi Bhabha Fellowship of the National Centre for the Performing Arts.^[5] In 1999, Sadolikar produced a play named "Sangeet Tulsidas" for which she set the music, and she performed for SPIC MACAY to interest young Indians in Indian classical music.^[5] Sadolikar has regularly performed playback for Indian movies.^[7] She had Katkar added to her name after marriage and is a student of Azizuddin Khan, son of Burji Khan.^[6] Sadolikar worked as Vice Chancellor of the Bhatkhande Music Institute University in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh from 2009 till 2020. Her tenure as Vice-chancellor was very controversial. There was a huge protest against her by the students and staff members of the Bhatkhande Music Institute University. She had to face various accusations and eventually, she had to be dismissed from the post.^[8]

References

1. Das, C. L. (4 July 2008). "Some enticing variety". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
2. "Declaration of Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships (Akademi Ratna) and Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the year 2011" (PDF) (Press release). Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. 15 December 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
3. Dorian, Frederick; Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; McConnachie, James; Trillo, Richard; Duane, Orla (2000). World Music: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. p. 92. ISBN 1-85828-636-0.
4. Tandon, Aditi (6 November 2000). "Three Days of Rich Musical Treat". The Tribune. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
5. Kumar, Mala (1 March 2004). "Reflecting on notes". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 May 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
6. "Music sammelan". The Hindu. 14 December 2004. Archived from the original on 24 December 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
7. Roy, Piyush (18 September 2006). "The 'classical voice' continues to enthrall Bollywood". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 5 April 2009.^{[dead link‍]}
8. "Prof. Shruti Sadolikar-Katkar". Bhatkhande Music Institute University, Lucknow. Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2010.

External links

• Shruti Sadolikar at AllMusic