Prabha Atre (1932, Pune) is an eminent Maharashtrian vocalist of Kirana Gharana classical Indian music.
Prabha was born to Abasaheb and Indirabai Atre. As children, Prabha and her sister, Usha, were interested in music, but neither of them planned to pursue music as a career. When Prabha was eight, Indirabai was not keeping good health, and at a friend's suggestion that classical music lessons would help her feel better, she took a few lessons (before stopping after five lessons). However, listening to those lessons inspired Prabha to learn classical music herself.
Prabha learned classical music first from Pandit Sureshbabu Mane, and after his demise in 1952, from Smt. Hirabai Badodekar. Both Sureshbabu and Hirabai were children and disciples of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan. While studying under Hirabai, Prabha accompanied her on her musical concert tours in different parts of India, and thus got exposure to different audiences.
While studying music, Prabha also finished college courses in science and law to receive degrees in both of those disciplines. She later earned a Ph. D. in music too. Her doctoral thesis was titled "Sargam", and pertained to the use of sol-fa notes in Indian classical music.
Awards
In 1976, Prabha received the Acharya Atre Award for music. Jagatguru Shankaracharya conferred on her the title of "Gana Prabha". She received the Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 1991. The Government of India conferred on her Padma Shree in 1990 and Padma Bhushan in 2002. During the first four months of 2002, she received four awards, including Padma Bhushan.
Prabha was born to Abasaheb and Indirabai Atre. As children, Prabha and her sister, Usha, were interested in music, but neither of them planned to pursue music as a career. When Prabha was eight, Indirabai was not keeping good health, and at a friend's suggestion that classical music lessons would help her feel better, she took a few lessons (before stopping after five lessons). However, listening to those lessons inspired Prabha to learn classical music herself.
Prabha learned classical music first from Pandit Sureshbabu Mane, and after his demise in 1952, from Smt. Hirabai Badodekar. Both Sureshbabu and Hirabai were children and disciples of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan. While studying under Hirabai, Prabha accompanied her on her musical concert tours in different parts of India, and thus got exposure to different audiences.
While studying music, Prabha also finished college courses in science and law to receive degrees in both of those disciplines. She later earned a Ph. D. in music too. Her doctoral thesis was titled "Sargam", and pertained to the use of sol-fa notes in Indian classical music.
Awards
In 1976, Prabha received the Acharya Atre Award for music. Jagatguru Shankaracharya conferred on her the title of "Gana Prabha". She received the Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 1991. The Government of India conferred on her Padma Shree in 1990 and Padma Bhushan in 2002. During the first four months of 2002, she received four awards, including Padma Bhushan.
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