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{{short description|Indian classical vocalist (born 1971)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Indian name|Manjiri|Asanare–Kelkar}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|09|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Sangli]], Maharashtra, India
| occupation = Singer
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| background = solo singer
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]]
| instrument = Vocals
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| awards = [[Kumar Gandharva Samman]]<br /> [[Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar]]
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'''Manjiri Asanare–Kelkar''' (born 1971) is an Indian [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] vocalist from [[Sangli]], Maharashtra. She is a follower of [[Jaipur-Atrauli gharana]] tradition in Hindustani [[khyal]]. She received many awards including [[Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar]] by [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] and [[Kumar Gandharva Samman]] by the government of [[Madhya Pradesh]].

==Biography==
Manjiri Asanare-Kelkar was born on 25 September 1971,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Manjiri Asnare Kelkar |url=https://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/public/uploads/awardees/docs/1722325868_1%20(2).pdf}}</ref> into a family of musicians in [[Sangli]], Maharashtra.<ref name=":0"/> Her father Anand Asanare was a [[Tabla]] player.<ref name="jhankar"/> She began studying vocal music at the age of six, first under M.T. Mhaiskar and Madhusudan Kanetkar, and later under [[Padma Talwalkar]] and the late [[Kishori Amonkar]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nadadhur |first1=Srivathsan |title=Manjiri Asanare-Kelkar interview: True to Jaipur-Atrauli gharana |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/manjiri-asanare-kelkar-interview-true-to-the-jaipur-atrauli-gharana/article19263964.ece |work=The Hindu |date=12 July 2017 |language=en-IN |archive-date=25 June 2023 |access-date=6 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625004855/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/manjiri-asanare-kelkar-interview-true-to-the-jaipur-atrauli-gharana/article19263964.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="darbar">{{cite web |title=Manjiri Asanare-Kelkar {{!}} Darbar |url=https://www.darbar.org/artist/manjiri-asanare-kelkar |website=www.darbar.org |access-date=2025-01-06 |archive-date=2024-12-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213232246/https://www.darbar.org/artist/manjiri-asanare-kelkar |url-status=live }}</ref> Her first music teacher, Mhaiskar, taught her the basic fundamentals of the [[Khyal]].<ref name=":0" /> Her later guru Kanetkar initially refused to accept her as his disciple, but after hearing Manjiri sing at the age of 18, he agreed to teach her on a trial basis for six months.<ref name=":0" /> This [[Guru–shishya tradition|guru-shishya]] style of study continued and she trained under him for almost 20 years.<ref name=":0" />

Manjiri graduated with a postgraduate degree in English literature and masters degree in music.<ref name=":1" />

==Career==
In [[Hindustani classical music]], Manjiri is a follower of [[Jaipur-Atrauli gharana]] tradition in [[khyal]].<ref name="Indian Express">{{cite news |title=On a Classical Note |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/on-a-classical-note-4/ |work=The Indian Express |date=19 February 2015 |language=en |archive-date=6 July 2015 |access-date=6 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706122136/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/on-a-classical-note-4/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Manjiri has performed at many music festivals across India including the [[Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival]], [[Tansen Samaroh]]a,and Takshila Utsav<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-10-29 |title=Takshila Utsav begins on Friday |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/takshila-utsav-begins-on-friday/articleshow/16999582.cms |access-date=2025-01-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> and Shankarlal Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Post |first=Garhwal |date=2024-08-08 |title=Students enjoy Hindustani Vocals by Manjiri Asanare Kelkar {{!}} Garhwal Post |url=https://garhwalpost.in/students-enjoy-hindustani-vocals-by-manjiri-asanare-kelkar/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |language=en-US}}</ref> Other than singing in various stages across India, she also toured to Dubai, United Kingdom, Holland, Belgium, Australia and New Zealand.<ref name="razafoundation"/>

Manjiri is an approved A-grade vocal artist of the [[All India Radio]].<ref name="Garhwal">{{cite news |last1=Post |first1=Garhwal |title=Students enjoy Hindustani Vocals by Manjiri Asanare Kelkar {{!}} Garhwal Post |url=https://garhwalpost.in/students-enjoy-hindustani-vocals-by-manjiri-asanare-kelkar/ |date=8 August 2024}}</ref> She is also a trained [[Kathak]] dancer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Inamdar |first=Nikhil |date=2019-05-16 |title=Why a 'flag-bearer' of Kishori Amonkar and Alladiya Khan's gharana isn't often seen at big concerts |url=https://scroll.in/magazine/919623/why-a-flag-bearer-of-kishori-amonkar-and-alladiya-khans-gharana-isnt-often-seen-at-big-concerts |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Scroll.in |language=en}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
Manjiri received many awards and honors including Music Scholarship by the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development]], Government of India, Surashree Kesarbai Kerkar Scholarship instituted by [[National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)|National Centre for the Performing Arts]], Mumbai, [[Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar]] by [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sangeet Natak Akademi introduces ' Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=24949}}</ref> the Gaan Hira award by the [[SNDT Women's University]], the [[Kumar Gandharva Samman]] by the government of [[Madhya Pradesh]], Sanskriti Award from the [[Sanskriti Museums|Sanskriti Pratishthan]] in Delhi, and the Gaan Saraswati Puraskar.<ref name="jhankar">{{cite web |title=Jhankar - Greater Cincinnati's Indian Classical Music and Arts Organization |url=https://jhankar.org/events/2018/summary/manjiri.html |website=jhankar.org |access-date=2025-01-06 |archive-date=2024-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806022032/https://jhankar.org/events/2018/summary/manjiri.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="razafoundation">{{cite web |title=Manjiri Asnare {{!}} The Raza Foundation |url=https://www.therazafoundation.org/awards-Manjiri-Asnare |website=www.therazafoundation.org |language=en-us |access-date=2025-01-06 |archive-date=2024-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728210612/https://www.therazafoundation.org/awards-Manjiri-Asnare |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[India Today]] news magazine has described her voice as the "voice that spans not merely two octaves, but two centuries".<ref>{{Cite web |title=MAIN FEATURE: Manjiri Asnare-Kelkar |url=https://sruti.com/index.php/printeditions/sruti-back-issues-individual/manjiri-asnare-kelkar |website=sruti.com |publisher=[[Sruti (magazine)|Sruti magazine]]}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
[[Category:Indian women classical musicians]]
[[Category:Women Hindustani musicians]]
[[Category:Hindustani singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women singers]]
[[Category:People from Sangli]]
[[Category:1971 births]]

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