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'''Pandit Purshottam Walawalkar''' (also written as Purushottam Walawalkar) (11 June 1923 - 13 January 2014) was a [[harmonium]] maestro. He helped popularise the [[harmonium]] in [[Maharashtra]] and beyond.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/735379/relentless-innovation-more-pioneering-harmonium-players-from-western-india|title=About Panditji's contribution|date=20 June 2015}}</ref>
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Purshottam Walawalkar
| origin = [[India]]
| image = [[File:Pandit Purshottam Walwalkar playing the Harmonium.jpg|bottom|Pandit Purshottam Walwalkar playing the Harmonium]]
| caption = Pandit Purshottam Walawalkar playing the Harmonium
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1923|06|11|}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2014|01|13|1923|06|11}} <ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.parrikar.org/nibbles/2014/01/15/purshottam-walawalkar-departs/|title=About Panditji|date=15 January 2014}}</ref>
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]]
| occupation = Musician, Classical player
| instruments = [[Harmonium]]
| years_active =
| website =
| honorific_prefix = [[Pandit]]
| associated_acts =
}}

==Early life and training==

Purshottam was born on 11 June 1923 to Madhavrao Walawalkar and Parvathibai Walawalkar, in the town of [[Sawantwadi]].<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://imcradiodotnet.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/harmonium-legend-is-no-more-pandit-purushottam-m-walawalkar-1923-2014-r-i-p/|title=About Panditji|date=14 January 2014 }}</ref> He learned the harmonium from three Gurus (teachers), Pandit Vitthal rao Korgaonkar (पं. विठ्ठलराव कोरगांवकर), Pandit Hanmant rao Walwekar (पं. हणमंतराव वाळवेकर) and [[Govindrao Tembe|Pandit Govindrao Tembe]] (पं. गोविंदराव टेंबे). He used to combine the playing styles of his three gurus.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/harmonium.wizard/|title=About Panditji's Gurus|website=[[Facebook]] }}</ref>

==Performing career==

Walawalkar has performed with many Hindustani classical music exponents like [[Bharat Ratna]] [[Pandit Bhimsen Joshi]], [[Jitendra Abhisheki|Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki]], [[Pandit C R Vyas]], [[Ramashreya Jha|Pandit Ramashreya Jha]], [[Kishori Amonkar|Vidushi Kishori Amonkar]], [[Ulhas Kashalkar|Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar]], [[Suresh Talwalkar|Taalyogi Pandit Suresh Talwalkar]], [[Yogesh Samsi|Pandit Yogesh Samsi]], [[Prabhakar Karekar|Pandit Prabhakar Karekar]], Pandit Omkar Gulvady, Pandit Suhas Vyas, Pandit Nana Muley, Pandit Aneesh Pradhan.<ref name="auto5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-purshottam-walawalkar-the-guru-who-played-with-the-legends-1953477|title=About Panditji's performing career|date=5 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="auto6">{{Cite web|url=https://rec.music.indian.classical.narkive.com/psO7qCK1/notes-from-goa|title=About Panditji's performing career}}</ref><ref name="auto7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.parrikar.org/nibbles/2011/08/11/ramrangs-83rd-birth-anniversary/|title=About Panditji's performing career|date=11 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="auto8">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/reflections-mw0000806007/credits|title=About Panditji|website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref><ref name="auto9">{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/12662807-Kishori-Amonkar-Samprad%C4%81ya-Carrying-Forward-A-Tradition|title=About Panditji|website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref>

The [[Harmonium]] replaced the [[Sarangi]] in the early 20th century and went through tough times as it first was banned as accompanying instrument by [[All India Radio]] (A.I.R). Hindustani classical music exponents such as Walawalkar (and many others) established the Harmonium as solo instrument in Indian Classical music.<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto10">{{Cite journal|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-asian-studies/article/abs/that-bane-of-indian-music-hearing-politics-in-the-harmonium/7A9AC6197EF4E1395E02591FE1C0DAB5|title=About A.I.R|journal=The Journal of Asian Studies |date=August 2011 |volume=70 |issue=3 |pages=657–682 |doi=10.1017/S0021911811000854 |last1=Rahaim |first1=Matt |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Walawalkar (along with [[Appa Jalgaonkar|Pandit Appa Jalgaonkar]], [[Tulsidas Borkar|Pandit Tulsidas Borkar]] and many others) helped popularise the [[harmonium]] in [[Maharashtra]] and beyond.<ref name="auto11">{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/735379/relentless-innovation-more-pioneering-harmonium-players-from-western-india|title=About Panditji's contribution|date=20 June 2015}}</ref>

Walawalkar was awarded with the '''Pt. Govindrao Tembe Sangatkar Puraskar''' in 1999.<ref name="auto12">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gandharvapune.org/cms/Awards.aspx|title=About Panditji's awards|date=16 October 2024 }}</ref>

[[Shrinivas Acharya|Pandit Shrinivas Acharya]] is Walawalkar's Gandabandha Shishya.<ref name="auto13">{{Cite web|url=https://meetkalakar.com/Artist/489-Shrinivas-Acharya|title=About Panditji's disciple|date=5 December 2017}}</ref>
Manvendra Singh Gohil is also a disciple of Walawalkar.<ref name="auto5"/>

==Personal life==

Smt. Subhalaxmi Walawalkar was Walawalkar's wife.<ref name="auto14">{{Cite web|url=https://imcradiodotnet.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/harmonium-legend-is-no-more-pandit-purushottam-m-walawalkar-1923-2014-r-i-p/purushottam-walawalkar-1/|title=About Panditji's wife|date=14 January 2014 }}</ref> He has 3 sons, Subhash, Damodar and Suresh. Sheetal Kanolkar and Alka Samant are his daughters.<ref name="auto15">{{Cite web|url=https://m.facebook.com/harmonium.wizard/photos/a.390137954466149/390137677799510/?type=3|title=About Panditji's family|website=[[Facebook]] }}</ref>

==Death==
He was suffering from a lung infection. Walawalkar died in his [[Vile Parle]] home.<ref name="auto5"/> He died on 13 January 2014.<ref name="auto16">{{Cite web|url=https://www.parrikar.org/nibbles/2014/01/15/purshottam-walawalkar-departs/|title=About Panditji|date=15 January 2014}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[Govindrao Tembe|Pandit Govindrao Tembe]]
* [[Pandit Bhimsen Joshi]]
* [[Pandit C R Vyas]]

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==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Harmonium players]]
[[Category:1923 births]]
[[Category:2014 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian male classical musicians]]
[[Category:Musicians from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Hindustani musicians]]

Purshottam Walawalkar - Revision history

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