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Neela Bhagwat
Neela Bhagwat singing at Indian Languages Mela at TISSNeela Bhagwat singing at Indian Languages Mela at TISS
Background information
Birth nameNeela Bhagwat
BornPune, Maharashtra, India
OriginPune
GenresHindustani classical music
Occupation(s)singer
professor
translator
Musical artist

Neela Bhagwat is a Hindustani musician of the Gwalior Gharana as represented by Pandit Sharatchandra Arolkar who studied with Krishnarao Shankar Pandit. Neela Bhagwat's other teacher is Jal Balaporia. Known for composing and performing thumris from a feminist perspective, her contributions include compositions of Kabir and Meera bhajans.

References

  1. Dhaneshwar, Amarendra (17 November 2012). "Sufi, so good". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  2. Perron, Lalita Du (2007). Hindi Poetry in a Musical Genre: Ṭhumrī Lyrics. Taylor & Francis. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-415-39446-8. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  3. Jeffrey Michael Grimes (2008). The Geography of Hindustani Music: The Influence of Region and Regionalism on the North Indian Classical Tradition. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-109-00342-0. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
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