About Wamanrao Sadolikar
Lived 1907 – 1991 (aged 83). Wamanrao Sadolikar was an Indian singer and hindustani classical music.
Pandit Wamanrao Sadolikar (16 September 1907 – 25 March 1991) was a Hindustani classical vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana founded by his guru, Utd. Alladiya Khan.
Early life Pt. Wamanrao Sadolikar was born into a family of music lovers in Kolhapur. As a teenager, he studied classical music under Pt. V. D. Paluskar of the Gwalior Gharana.
Career Sadolikar's career put him into many roles on the stages of Marathi Natya Sangeet, as a singer-actor, a music director and a director. He also had several film appearances. He studied music under Utd. Bhurji Khan and Utd. Alladiya Khan, and he instructed his brother, Madhukar Sadolikar, his daughter Smt. Shruti Sadolikar-Katkar, and Smt. Manjiri Kavre-Alegaonkar.
Awards and recognition 1938 – Sangeet Praveen by Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Lahore. ITC SRA Fellowship Balgandharv Suvarna Padak by the Marathi Natya Parishad.
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Who was Wamanrao Sadolikar?
singer (1907–1991)
When was Wamanrao Sadolikar born?
Wamanrao Sadolikar was born on 16 September 1907 in Kolhapur.
When did Wamanrao Sadolikar die?
Wamanrao Sadolikar died on 25 March 1991 in Mumbai.
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Wamanrao Sadolikar was a singer and hindustani classical music.
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Wamanrao Sadolikar was Indian.
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