Vasantrao Deshpande
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| Background information | |
| Native name | वसंतराव देशपांडे |
| Born |
2 May 1920 Murtijapur, Akola District, Vidarbha |
| Died | 30 July 1983 (aged 63) Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Genres | Hindustani Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Actor, Musician |
| Instruments | Sitar, Tabla, hand-held harmonium, Vocals, other |
| Years active | 1928–1983 |
| Website | www |
Vasantrao Deshpande (1920–1983) was a renowned Hindustani classical vocalist who was also a great performer of Natya Sangeet.
In 1982, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. He was known for his role of Khansaheb in the 1967 musical play Katyar Kaljat Ghusli.
Vasantrao Deshpande was born in Murtizapur, Akola District, which belongs to Vidarbha region of State of Maharashtra, in India.
He learned from several gurus, refusing to tie himself down to a single school of singing. He started his musical training in his home town Nagpur under Shankarrao Sapre from Gwalior, who in turn was a disciple of Vishnu Digambar Paluskar. This was followed by Sureshbabu Mane of Kirana gharana, Asad Ali Khan of Patiala gharana, Aman Ali Khan and Anjani Bai Malpekar of Bhendibazaar gharana, and Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze. But the most important influence on him was Dinanath Mangeshkar, and Vasantrao was the sole true inheritor of Dinanath's mercurial style of singing.
At the age of eight, Bhalji Pendharkar perceived his musical talent and launched him in the role of 'Krishna' in Hindi movie Kaliyamardan. He had received the training under different gharanas (schools or styles of music): Patiala, Bhendi Bazar, Kairana; yet he did not receive the stamp of any particular gharana.
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