Shruti Sadolikar

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| origin = [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| instrument = [[Singing]]
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]]
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'''Shruti Sadolikar Katkar''' (born 9 Nov. 1951) is an Indian classical singer of the [[khyal]] style in the [[Jaipur-Atrauli gharana|Jaipur-Atrauli]] [[gharana]].<ref name=TH080704>{{cite news |first=C. L. |last=Das |title=Some enticing variety |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=4 July 2008 |accessdate=5 April 2009 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2008/07/04/stories/2008070450310200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203204025/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2008/07/04/stories/2008070450310200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2008 }}</ref> She is a recipient of the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] for Hindustani vocal music for 2011.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Declaration of Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships (Akademi Ratna) and Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the year 2011 |publisher=[[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] |date=15 December 2011 |url=http://sangeetnatak.org/files/Press%20Release%20SNA%20Awards%20for%20the%20year%202011.pdf |accessdate=17 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205953/http://sangeetnatak.org/files/Press%20Release%20SNA%20Awards%20for%20the%20year%202011.pdf |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Early life and career==
Sadolikar was born 1951 into a family from [[Kolhapur]] which was known for its musical tradition.<ref name=Rough>{{cite book |title=World Music: The Rough Guide |last=Dorian |first=Frederick |author2=Broughton, Simon |author3=Ellingham, Mark |author4=McConnachie, James |author5=Trillo, Richard |author6= Duane, Orla |year=2000 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=1-85828-636-0 |page=92 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QzX8THIgRjUC&pg=PA92}}</ref><ref name=Tribune>{{cite news|last=Tandon|first=Aditi|title=Three Days of Rich Musical Treat|newspaper=The Tribune|date=6 Nov 2000|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001107/cth2.htm|accessdate=8 January 2014}}</ref> She received training in Indian classical music from childhood.<ref name=TH040301>{{cite news|last=Kumar|first=Mala|title=Reflecting on notes|date=1 March 2004|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/03/01/stories/2004030102360300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040506223057/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/03/01/stories/2004030102360300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 May 2004|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=5 April 2009}}</ref> Her initial training was given by her father, [[Wamanrao Sadolikar]], who was taught by the founder of the [[Jaipur-Atrauli gharana]], [[Alladiya Khan]], and his son Bhurji Khan.<ref name=TH080704/><ref name=TH041204>{{cite news|title=Music sammelan|date=14 December 2004|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/12/14/stories/2004121400540300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041224001834/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/12/14/stories/2004121400540300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 December 2004|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=5 April 2009}}</ref> Following her studies with her father, Sadolikar learnt music for twelve years from [[Gulubhai Jasdanwala]], who was known for his large collection of [[Rāga|raga]] compositions, including compositions in rare ragas.<ref name=TH080704/><ref name=TH040301/><ref name=TH041204/> Sadolikar earned a [[master's degree]] from [[SNDT Women's University]] in Mumbai and wrote a thesis on Haveli Sangeet, a type of temple music.<ref name=TH040301/>

Sadolikar performs all forms of Indian classical and semi-classical music, including [[thumri]], [[tappa]], and [[Natya Sangeet|natya sangeet]], and has performed in India, [[Canada]], the [[United States]], [[France]], [[Switzerland]], [[Germany]], and the [[Southwest Asia|West Asian]] countries.<ref name=TH040301/> She had several musical and educational recordings published and holds the Homi Bhabha Fellowship of the [[National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)|National Centre for the Performing Arts]].<ref name=TH040301/> In 1999, Sadolikar produced a play named "Sangeet Tulsidas" for which she set the music, and she performed for [[SPIC MACAY]] to interest young Indians in Indian classical music.<ref name=TH040301/> Sadolikar has regularly performed playback for [[Cinema of India|Indian movies]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Roy|first=Piyush|title=The 'classical voice' continues to enthrall Bollywood|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=18 September 2006|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=NLetter&id=9cf3715c-169f-47ee-9e32-fe1b90649021|accessdate=5 April 2009}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> She had Katkar added to her name after marriage and is a student of Azizuddin Khan, son of Burji Khan.<ref name=TH041204/> Sadolikar worked as Vice Chancellor of the Bhatkhande Music Institute University in [[Lucknow]] , [[Uttar Pradesh]] from 2009 till 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=Prof. Shruti Sadolikar-Katkar|publisher=Bhatkhande Music Institute University, Lucknow|url=http://www.bhatkhandemusic.edu.in/pages/Shruti_Sadolikar.htm|accessdate=11 January 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112031542/http://www.bhatkhandemusic.edu.in/pages/Shruti_Sadolikar.htm|archivedate=12 January 2010}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Shruti Sadolikar}}
*{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p121397|label=Shruti Sadolikar}}

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[[Category:1951 births]]
[[Category:Hindustani singers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Singers from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
[[Category:SNDT Women's University alumni]]
[[Category:Indian women classical singers]]
[[Category:Women Hindustani musicians]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:Women musicians from Maharashtra]]

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