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Kesarbai Kerkar
Musical artist
Kesarbai Kerkar (13 July – 16 September ) was an Indian classical vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana.[1] A protege of Ustad Alladiya Khan (–), the founder of the gharana, from age sixteen, she went on to become one of the most noted khayal singers of the second half of the 20th century.[2][3][4]
She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in , followed by Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in India, in [5]
Biography
Early life and training
Born in the tiny village of Keri (also spelled "Querim"), in a family from Pondataluka of North Goa, Goa (then a Portuguese colony), at the age of eight Kerkar moved to Kolhapur, where she studied for eight months with Abdul Karim Khan.
Upon her return to Goa, she studied with the vocalist Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze (–), during his visits to Lamgaon.[2][6]
Meanwhile, Mumbai (then Bombay) under British Raj, was fast