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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Saraswati Rane
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|10|4|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Miraj]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|10|10|1913|10|4|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| origin = [[Miraj]], [[Maharashtra]]
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani Classical]], [[Khayal]], [[Thumri]], [[Bhajan]], [[Abhang]], etc.
| occupation = [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani Classical vocalist]]
| years_active = 1933–2006
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'''Saraswati Rane''' (October 4, 1913 - October 10, 2006) was an Indian classical singer in the [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani Classical]] genre. She was a daughter of [[Abdul Karim Khan|Ustad Abdul Karim Khan]] (1872–1937), the founder of [[Kirana Gharana]]. Her family had a long and great music tradition. She got her initial training of vocal music of the Kirana Gharana style from her elder brother [[Sureshbabu Mane]] and elder sister [[Hirabai Barodekar]], who themselves were the doyen of Indian classical music of their times.<ref name="ki">{{cite web|url=http://sounak.com/kiranagharana.html|title=Kirana Gharana}}</ref> Later she also sang along with elder sister, Hirabai Bododekar, especially in ''[[jugalbandi]]'' style.<ref>{{cite book|last=Wade |first=Bonnie C. |title=Khyāl: creativity within North India's classical music tradition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MiE9AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Saraswati+Rane%22+-inpublisher%3Aicon&pg=PA196|year=1994|publisher=Cambridge University Press Archive|isbn=0-521-25659-3|page=196}}</ref>

==Early life and training==
Born on October 4, 1913 to [[Abdul Karim Khan|Ustad Abdul Karim Khan]] (1872–1937), the founder of [[Kirana Gharana]], and Tarabai Mane, as Sakina, she grew up in a musical household. After separating from her husband, Tarabai, her mother, renamed all her five children; hence Sakina became Kumari Saraswati Mane. She was initiated into music by her brother [[Sureshbabu Mane]], later after 1930, she also started learning from her sister [[Hirabai Barodekar]].

To enhance her musical knowledge she also got ''taleem'' (training) from [[ustad]]s of different [[gharana]]s like the nephew of [[Alladiya Khan]], Ustad Natthan Khan of [[Jaipur-Atrauli gharana|Jaipur gharana]], Prof. [[B. R. Deodhar]] and Pandit Master Krishnarao Phulambrikar of [[Gwalior gharana]].<ref>{{cite book|last= Misra |first=Susheela|title=Among contemporary musicians |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GL8GAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Saraswati+Rane%22+-inpublisher:icon|year=2001|publisher=Harman Pub. House|pages=90–91|isbn=9788186622469}}</ref>

==Career==
Saraswatibai started her musical career at a very early age of seven years with stage acting in musical dramas like ''Sangeet Saubhadra'', ''Sangeet Sanshaykallol'', ''Sangeet Ekach Pyala'' etc. Right from a young age, i.e., since 1929, she started acting in major roles with great noted artists like [[Balgandharva]] and other in shows all over India.

In 1933, she started performing on [[All India Radio|Akashwani]]. She continued performing on [[All India Radio]] as a top grade artist until 1990, when she declared her retirement from public performances. She is amongst the few classical vocalists to have participated in many Radio Sangeet Sabhas from Kanyakumari to [[Peshawar]] (now in Pakistan) from the early 1940s to mid 1980s.

She was amongst the first female artists to give [[playback singing|playback]] for Hindi and [[Marathi film]]s. Her first playback was in Marathi film ''Payachi Dasi'', directed by [[Acharya Atre]]. She remained in the field till 1954. Her song from the Hindi film ''Ramrajya''..`Bina Madhur Madhur Kachu Bol’ reached the peak of popularity all over India, and she was awarded by HMV for the highest sale of gramophone records in those times.

She also gave playback for [[Hindi film]], ''[[Sargam (1950 film)|Sargam]]'' (1950), and ''[[Bhumika (film)|Bhumika]]'' (1977), directed by noted director [[Shyam Benegal]].

She had an opportunity to sing under the music direction of great music directors like [[C. Ramchandra]], Shankarrao Vyas, [[K. C. Day]], and [[Sudhir Phadke]].

Saraswatibai was invited to participate on the eve of first independence Day at Delhi. She was also invited to participate in a grand celebration at [[Shivneri]] on the first Maharashtra Din by the then chief minister Late [[Yashwantrao Chavan]].

In the same period she became a very popular singer of Marathi light classical songs, popularly known as ''Bhav-geet'', and her records got overwhelming response from all over Maharashtra.

She was among the few top artists of India who was invited in prestigious music conferences held in places like Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Baroda, Bhopal, Gwalior etc. She often performed at the [[Pune]][[Sawai Gandharva Music Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Sawai-Gandharva-festival-postponed/articleshow/5158117.cms|title=Sawai Gandharva festival postponed|date=October 25, 2009|work=The Times of India}}</ref>

Saraswatibai and her elder sister, Hirabai Barodekar were the first to start the concept of [[jugalbandi]] vocal recital by ladies. Their jugalbandi recital was appreciated all over the world and got an overwhelming response from 1965 to 1980.

Their jugalbandi (long playing) records and now cassettes are still in demand.

Though Saraswatibai was busy in her own professional career, whenever she found free time, she carried on the work of teaching classical music to talented students some of whom are well-known artists in this field. Her grand daughter Meena Faterpekar is one of the very few female classical vocalists from Kirana Gharana pursuing the same tradition.

==Personal life==
She was married to Sunderrao Rane. She died on 10 October 2006.

==Awards & recognition==
Sarswatibai was awarded: 1. Balgandharva Purskar ([[Government of Maharashtra]], 1966) 2. Balgandharva Gold Medal 3. [[ITC Sangeet Research Academy]] Award 4. Yeshwantrao Chavan Puraskar 5. Guru Mahatmya Puraskar (Maharashtra) 6. Ustad Faiyaz Ahmed Khan Memorial Trust (Kirana Gharana Award 1999)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://courses.nus.edu.sg/course/ellpatke/Miscellany/saraswati%20rane.htm Saraswati Rane, Discography and Biography] at ''[[National University of Singapore]]''
* {{IMDb name|1488014}}
*also see
[[Prabha Atre]]

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