Suresh Talwalkar

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{{short description|Indian musician (born 1948)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Pt. Suresh Talwalkar
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| caption = Lecture Demonstration of Suresh Talwalkar & [[T S Nandakumar]]
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1948}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Bombay State]], India
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| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]]
| instrument = ''[[tabla]]''
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| associated_acts = [[Padma Talwalkar]], [[Ram Narayan]], [[Ulhas Kashalkar]], [[Ramdas Palsule]],[[Vijay Ghate]]
| website = [http://sureshtalwalkar.com/ Taalyogi Pandit Suresh Talwalkar]
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'''Taalyogi Pandit Suresh Talwalkar''' (born 1948) is an [[India]]n musician who plays the percussion instrument ''[[tabla]]''.

Talwalkar was born 1948 in [[Chembur]], Mumbai, and initially learned playing the ''tabla'' from his father Dattatrey Talwalkar.<ref name="Sinha">{{cite news|last=Sinha|first=Manjari|title=Tunes of the soul|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=13 May 2010|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/article428936.ece|access-date=1 July 2010|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5quBmLfpr?url=http://beta.thehindu.com/arts/music/article428936.ece|archive-date=1 July 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="SNA">{{cite news|title=SNA: Events 2005-2006|publisher=[[Sangeet Natak Akademi]]|url=http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/events2005-06/2005-06sangeetsangam.htm|access-date=1 July 2010|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5qtvBvLXL?url=http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/events2005-06/2005-06sangeetsangam.htm|archive-date=1 July 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> He trained under ''tabla'' players [[Pandharinath Nageshkar]] and Vinayakrao Ghangrekar, and studied the rhythm theory of [[Carnatic music]] and Hindustani classical singing.<ref name="SNA" /><ref>{{cite book |title=Theory and Practice of Tabla |last=Naimpalli |first=Sadanand |year=2005 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=81-7991-149-7 |page=108 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z63zvthhbhAC&pg=PA108}}</ref>

His style draws from several ''[[gharana]]s'' (stylistic schools) and he accompanied classical musicians and dancers;<ref name="SNA" /> Talwalkar frequently performed with ''[[sarangi]]'' player [[Ram Narayan]] since the late 1960s, accompanied classical singer [[Ulhas Kashalkar]], and has toured in the United States, Europe, and Africa.<ref>{{cite news|title=Narayan, maître du sarangi, en récital à Montréal|language=fr|trans-title=Narayan, master of sarangi, performs in Montreal|newspaper=[[Le Devoir]]|date=27 November 1981|page=18|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_DI0AAAAIBAJ&pg=1201,5549775}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Swaminathan|first=G.|title=Highlighting the ragas' beauty|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=6 January 2009|url=http://www.hindu.com/ms/2009/01/06/stories/2009010650060300.htm|access-date=1 July 2010|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5quDVKbT9?url=http://www.hindu.com/ms/2009/01/06/stories/2009010650060300.htm|archive-date=1 July 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=March to a different drummer at tabla gig|newspaper=[[The Nation (Thailand)|The Nation]]|date=21 February 1997|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PG0qAAAAIBAJ&pg=2330,2247207|page=C7}}</ref> He taught ''tabla'' players, including [[Ramdas Palsule]] [[Vijay Ghate]], and Western drummers.<ref name="SNA" /> Talwalkar was awarded the All India Radio Award in 1966, the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 2004<ref name="SNA" /><ref>{{cite web|title=SNA: List of Akademi Awardees – Instrumental – Tabla|publisher=[[Sangeet Natak Akademi]]|url=http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm#InstrumentalTabla|access-date=1 July 2010|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5rUTVnMVi?url=http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm#InstrumentalTabla|archive-date=25 July 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Padma Shri]] in 2013.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>

Talwalkar is married to classical singer [[Padma Talwalkar]] and they have a daughter, ''tabla'' player Savani, and a son, Mumbai businessman and ''tabla'' player Satyajit.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shaikh|first=Asseem|title=Singer's house burgled; gold, jewellery worth Rs 6.74 lakh stolen|date=15 December 2009|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-15/pune/28092134_1_gold-ornaments-talwalkars-diamond-studded-gold-jewellery|access-date=1 July 2010|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5qtxytowV?url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Singers-house-burgled-gold-jewellery-worth-Rs-674-lakh-stolen-/articleshow/5337168.cms|archive-date=1 July 2010|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Beat of a Guru|newspaper=[[The Nation (Thailand)|The Nation]]|date=15 March 1997|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_u0jAAAAIBAJ&pg=5874,5947846|page=C1}}</ref>

== Awards ==
He received the [[Padma Shri|Padma Shree Award]] in 2013.

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{cite web|url=http://sureshtalwalkar.com/|title=Taalyogi Pandit Suresh Talwalkar|publisher=Official website}}
*{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p130314|label=Suresh Talwalkar}}

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}
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[[Category:1948 births]]
[[Category:Hindustani instrumentalists]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
[[Category:Tabla players]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts]]
[[Category:Indian male classical musicians]]
[[Category:Musicians from Mumbai]]

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