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{{Short description|Indian classical singer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Vasantrao Deshpande
| image = Vasantrao Deshpande.jpg
| caption =
| native_name = वसंतराव देशपांडे
| native_name_lang = mr
| friend = Aaron
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1920|5|2|}}
| birth_place = [[Murtijapur]], [[Akola]], Maharashtra
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1983|7|30|1920|5|2}}
| death_place = [[Pune, Maharashtra]], India
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]], [[Khayal]], [[Natya Sangeet]], [[Thumri]], [[Ghazal]], [[Tappa]]
| occupation = Singer, actor, musician
| years_active = 1928–1983
| instrument = Vocals
| website = {{URL|vasantraodeshpande.com}}
}}
'''Vasantrao Deshpande''' (2 May 1920 – 30 July 1983)<ref>{{cite book |title=Lokrajya |date=1983 |publisher=Directorate-General of Information and Public Relations |pages=13, 15, 20 |edition=39 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tF8p4szLntsC&q=vasantrao+deshpande}}</ref> was a [[Hindustani classical]] vocalist renowned for his contribution to [[Natya Sangeet|natya sangeet (musical dramas)]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Sangeet Natak |date=1986 |publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi |page=47 |edition=Issues 79–92 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9IyfAAAAMAAJ&q=vasantrao+katyar}}</ref>

==Background==
Vasantrao was born into [[Deshastha Brahmin]] family<ref>{{cite book|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|year=1974|page=31|quote=ARATHI literature is strewn with the names of Deshastha writers.The popular classical and light musician, DrVasantrao Deshpande, also from this community. Other schools of music are well represented by such veterans as Pandit Narayanrao Vyas, Meera Khirwadkar, Gururao Deshpande and musicologist Vamanrao Deshpande G. V. Bhonde, popularly known as " Nakalakar", gave mimicry the status of an art in Maharashtra. Famous actor and director Gajanan Jagirdar, Prabhakar Panshikar, magician Raghuvir Bhople all belong to this community.}}</ref> in [[Murtizapur]], [[Akola District]], in [[Vidarbha]] region of the state of [[Maharashtra]] in India. At the age of eight, Deshpande's talent was observed by [[Bhalji Pendharkar]] who launched him in the role of Krishna in the Hindi movie ''Kaliya Mardan'' (1935).<ref>http://www.vdeshpandehall.com/history.php</ref> He obtained his PhD in Music.

===Gurus===
Deshpande learned from several gurus, refusing to tie himself down to a single school of singing.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mathur |first1=Barkha |title=Vidarbha has rich tradition of Hindustani classical music |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Vidarbha-has-rich-tradition-of-Hindustani-classical-music/articleshow/53026404.cms |work=The Times of India |date=3 July 2016}}</ref>

He began his musical training with Shankarrao Sapre of [[Gwalior gharana|Gwalior]], a disciple of [[Vishnu Digambar Paluskar|V. D. Paluskar]],<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NcYGAQAAMAAJ&q=vasantrao+deshpande |title = Some immortals of Hindustani music|isbn = 9788185151144|last1 = Misra|first1 = Susheela|date = January 1990}}</ref> in Nagpur. After this, he studied under various musicians such as [[Sureshbabu Mane]] of [[Kirana gharana]], Asad Ali Khan of [[Patiala gharana]], [[Aman Ali Khan]] and [[Anjanibai Malpekar]] of [[Bhendibazaar gharana]], and Ramkrishna Vaze of Gwalior.<ref name="Grimes2008">{{cite book|author=Jeffrey Michael Grimes|title=The Geography of Hindustani Music: The Influence of Region and Regionalism on the North Indian Classical Tradition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8eoNVmfGBLoC&pg=PA160|access-date=17 July 2013|year=2008|isbn=978-1-109-00342-0|pages=160–}}</ref> [[Dinanath Mangeshkar]], a direct disciple of Vazebuwa, is said to have had the greatest influence over Deshpande. Deshpande is regarded as Mangeshkar's sole musical heir, having adopted his signature mercurial and dramatic style of singing.

==Career==
Deshpande performed classical and semi-classical music. He acted in movies like "Kaaliya Mardan", "Dudh Bhaat", and "Ashtavinayak". He had several commercial releases under his name.<ref name="Kinnear1985">{{cite book|author=Michael S. Kinnear|title=A discography of Hindustani and Karnatic music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m9ZHAAAAMAAJ|access-date=17 July 2013|year=1985|page=294|publisher=Greenwood Press|isbn=978-0-313-24479-7}}</ref> He created raga Raj Kalyan, a variant of [[Yaman (raga)|Yaman]] without [[Svara#Solfege|pancham]].

Deshpande's students include [[Chandrakant Limaye]],<ref>http://sabmumbai.com/ptchandrakant/about.html {{dead link|date=January 2020}}</ref> [[Vijay Koparkar]] and Pt Padmakar Kulkarni.<ref>https://underscorerecords.com/artistes/detail/108/Pushkar-Lele</ref>

==Legacy==
His grandson, [[Rahul Deshpande]], is also a singer, and has also reprised some of his roles on stage and screen, such as Khansaheb in ''[[Katyar Kaljat Ghusali (film)|Katyar Kaljat Ghusli (film)]]''.<ref name="times13">{{Cite web | title = Grandson Rahul to carry Pt Vasantrao's legacy forward | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-28/pune/28202684_1_musical-festival-rahul-deshpande-vasantotsav | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121104034940/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-28/pune/28202684_1_musical-festival-rahul-deshpande-vasantotsav | url-status = dead | archive-date = 4 November 2012 | date =28 August 2009 | work = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 17 July 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9IyfAAAAMAAJ&q=katyar+raag | title=Sangeet Natak, Issues 79–82 | publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi | year=1986 | pages=47}}</ref>

===Recognition===
A foundation, the Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande Pratishthan,<ref>{{Cite web | title = Vasantotsav to kick off from January 9|author=Pranav Kulkarni | url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/vasantotsav-to-kick-off-from-january-9/401742/ | work = The Indian Express | date =23 December 2008 | access-date = 17 July 2013 }}</ref> organizes an annual music festival, ''Vasantotsav,'' at [[Pune]] in his memory. The annual festival is held over three days during the month of January, where musicians and performers are invited to take part.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Celebrating the five elements of nature | url = http://www.punemirror.in/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=add&sectid=2&contentid=20081223200812230420105959333f9db&subsite= | work =Pune Mirror| date =23 December 2008| access-date = 17 July 2013 }}</ref> During the festival, two awards, the "Vasantotsav Youth Award" for Promising Artists and the "Vasantotsav Award" for veteran artists, are given.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Vasantotsav to start on Jan 18 | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-06/pune/36173796_1_vasantrao-deshpande-pratishthan-rahul-deshpande-artistes | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130111005052/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-06/pune/36173796_1_vasantrao-deshpande-pratishthan-rahul-deshpande-artistes | url-status = dead | archive-date = 11 January 2013 | date =6 January 2013 | work = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 17 July 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title = Season of Music |url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/season-of-music/902143/ |work =The Indian Express| date =21 January 2012|access-date = 17 July 2013 }}</ref>

In 2011, a three-day music and dance festival in his memory, was organized by the [[Cultural Zones of India#The zones|South Central Zone]] Cultural Centre ([[SCZCC]]) of Government of India in [[Nagpur]].<ref>{{Cite web | title = Music festival in memory of Vasantrao Deshpande in Nagpur | url = http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/music-festival-in-memory-of-vasantrao-deshpande-in-nagpur/768635.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130717085532/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/music-festival-in-memory-of-vasantrao-deshpande-in-nagpur/768635.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 17 July 2013 | publisher = IBN Live News | date =28 July 2011 | access-date = 17 July 2013 }}</ref>

A film named Mee Vasantrao,<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11960634/</ref> based on the life of Vasantrao Deshpande, was scheduled to be released on 1 May 2020, but was postponed due to Covid-19 lockdown.

==Awards==
* 1982 – [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm|title=SNA: List of Akademi Awardees|publisher=[[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] Official website|access-date=17 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530204253/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm|archive-date=30 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Filmography==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title!! Role !! Notes
|-
|1935
|''Kaliya Mardan''
|Krishna
|First film performance
|-
|}

=== Theatre ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Production
!Role
!Producer
!Notes
|-
|1967
|''[[Katyar Kaljat Ghusli]]''
|Khansaheb
|Purushottam Darvhekar
|Over 1000 performances by 1976.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sv7Uk0UcdM8C&q=katyar+kaljat+ghusali+company&pg=PA56 |title = Pop Culture India!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle|isbn = 9781851096367|last1 = Kasbekar|first1 = Asha|year = 2006}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book|title=Bhavan's Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_Ki2AAAAIAAJ|chapter=Vasantrao Deshpande: Marathi Stage Phenomenon |year=1983|pages=25–28|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.}}

==References==
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