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{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Shrikrishna Narayan Ratanjankar
| background = non_performing_personnel
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1900|01|01}}
| death_date ={{Death date and age|df=yes|1974|02|14|1900|01|01}}
| origin = [[Mumbai]]
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]]
| occupation = Musicologist
}}
'''Shrikrishna Narayan Ratanjankar''' (midnight of31 December 1899  – 14 February 1974) or '''S N Ratanjankar''' was a distinguished scholar and teacher of [[Hindustani classical music]], from the [[Agra gharana]]. Foremost disciple of [[Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande]] and [[Faiyaz Khan]] of [[Baroda State]], he also remained principal of [[Bhatkhande Music Institute]] (''Bhatkande Sangeet Sansthan''), [[Lucknow]], for many years, where he trained many noted names in the field of music.<ref>[http://www.itcsra.org/celebrated_masters.asp?id=2 S N Ratanjankar] Celebrated Masters, [[ITC Sangeet Research Academy]].</ref>

==Early life==
His father Narayan Govind Ratanjankar was born in Mumbai. Shrikrishna's grand father, Govindrao came to [[Mumbai]] in the middle of 19
th century. After graduation Shrikrishna's father, Narayanrao became a police officer in the then British regime. At the age of 7, S.N.Ratanjankar was trained under the guidance of Krishnam Bhatt of Karwar. He also received instruction from [[Anant Manohar Joshi]] ([[Gwalior gharana]]) and later under [[Faiyaz Khan]] of [[Agra gharana]]. In 1911, he started training with musicologist [[Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande]] and is today his most well known disciple.<ref>[[#Ha|Deshpande, p. 96]].</ref> He graduated from [[Bombay University]] in 1926.

==Career==
In the year 1925, Ratanjankar graduated (BA) from the [[Wilson College, Mumbai]]. He was the Principal of Bhatkhande Music University (earlier known as Marris Music College), at Lucknow for several years, and later was appointed Vice-Chancellor at Indira Sangeet Kala Vishva Vidyalaya, Khairagarh, Madhya Pradesh. Later he was once again called to head the Bhatkhande Sangeet Vidyapeeth on a two-year contract. His students include [[K. G. Ginde]], SCR Bhatt,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/02/29/stories/2008022951210400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306011904/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/02/29/stories/2008022951210400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 March 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Inspiring teacher |date=29 Feb 2008}}</ref> Chidanand Nagarkar, [[V.G. Jog]], Dinkar Kaikini, [[Shanno Khurana]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/07/20/stories/2007072050150200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106020550/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/07/20/stories/2007072050150200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 November 2012|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=It's raining ragas |date=20 Jul 2007}}</ref> [[Sumati Mutatkar]], Prabhakar Chinchore, [[C R Vyas]], Chinmoy Lahiri, Yashwant Mahale, S.N.Tripathi, [[Roshan (music director)|Roshan Lal Nagrath]] (music director).

As a vocalist he sang [[Dhrupad]] and [[Khayal]] styles of Agra gharana{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}. A known musicologist like his mentor Bhatkhande, Ratanjankar has more than 800 compositions under his pen name "Sujaan", notated and documented diligently by his disciple [[K. G. Ginde]]{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}. He also published books including ''Geet Manjari'', ''Taan Sangrah'', ''Sangeet Shiksha'', and ''Abhinava Raga Manjari''.

He also composed some new [[raga]]s such as Marga Bihag, Gopika Basant, Kedar Bahar, Sawani Kedar, Ranjani Kalyan, Hansaranjani, and Salagvarali.

He was appointed Chairman of the Jury of Auditions of AIR ([[All India Radio]]) in the mid-1950s.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/article43820.ece The thorn of re-auditioning] [[The Hindu]], 5 November 2009.</ref>

In 1957 he was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] by the [[Government of India]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards|publisher=[[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]]|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padma_awards.php}}</ref> and in 1963 the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama, awarded him its highest honour for lifetime achievement, the [[List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows|Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sangeetnatak.org/sna/fellowslist.htm|title=SNA: List of Sangeet Natak Akademi ''Ratna Puraskar'' winners (Akademi Fellows)|publisher=Official website|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727235210/http://www.sangeetnatak.org/sna/fellowslist.htm|archive-date=27 July 2011}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite book|last=Deshpande|first=Vāmana Hari |title=Between two tanpuras |publisher=Popular Prakashan|year=1989|isbn=0-86132-226-6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-EkDt0Gboe8C&q=Shrikrishna+Narayan+Ratanjankar&pg=PA156|ref=Ha}}
* '' Shrikrishna Narayan Ratanjankar 'Sujan': a many splendoured genius'', by [[Sumati Mutatkar]]. Lotus Collection, 2001. {{ISBN|81-7436-175-8}}.
* ''Pandit Bhatkhande ''. National Book Trust, 1967.
* [http://courses.nus.edu.sg/course/ellpatke/Miscellany/ratanjankar.htm S. N. Ratanjankar: List of 78 rpm recordings, nsu.edu]

{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 1954–59}}
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