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'''Sunanda Patnaik''' (7 November 1934 &ndash; 19 January 2020) was an [[India]]n [[Indian classical music|classical singer]] of [[Gwalior gharana]].<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|date=1 January 1985|publisher=Greenwood Press|isbn=978-0-313-24479-7}}</ref> She was thought to be one of the great singers of [[Hindustani music]].<ref name="Singh2001">{{cite book|author=Nagendra Kr Singh|title=Encyclopaedia of women biography: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wZMrAQAAIAAJ|year=2001|publisher=A.P.H. Pub. Corp.|isbn=978-81-7648-264-6}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/L68Q6dV6mg4/search/patnaik NME: Grand Dames of Hindustani Music - Sunanda Patnaik]</ref>
[[File:Sunanda Patnaik.jpg|thumb|Sunanda Patnaik performing at New Delhi, May 2012]]
'''Sunanda Patnaik''' (7 November 1934 – 19 January 2020) was an Indian [[Indian classical music|classical singer]] of [[Gwalior gharana]] from [[Odisha]].<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|date=1 January 1985|publisher=Greenwood Press|isbn=978-0-313-24479-7}}</ref> Popularly known as "guruma",<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110530/jsp/orissa/story_14044672.jsp Indian music fest concludes - After a hiatus, 76-year-old Sunanda Patnaik enthrals audience with her performance.] ''[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]]'', 30 May 2011.</ref> she was considered one of the grande dames of [[Hindustani music]].<ref name="Singh2001">{{cite book|author=Nagendra Kr Singh|title=Encyclopaedia of women biography: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wZMrAQAAIAAJ|year=2001|publisher=A.P.H. Pub. Corp.|isbn=978-81-7648-264-6}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/L68Q6dV6mg4/search/patnaik NME: Grand Dames of Hindustani Music - Sunanda Patnaik]</ref> She was the daughter of [[Odia language|Odia]] poet Baikunthanath Patnaik. She started singing at All India Radio in Cuttack in 1948 at the age of 14. The then Odisha Governor [[Asaf Ali]] once heard her on Radio and was very impressed with her singing and she became a regular fixture at the Raj Bhavan whenever the Governor had guests. Once, President [[Rajendra Prasad]] heard her at [[Puri]]. He was very impressed with her singing and arranged her training under Pandit Vinayak Rao Pattavardhan at [[Pune]] with a scholarship. She was awarded the degree of Masters in Music by Pune School in 1956. She performed at All India Sadrang Sageet Sammelan in Calcutta in September 1957 where she received 13 gold coins. Since then she did many concerts in India and was known internationally. She was best known for her [[tarana]] that she sang at a high pace and was considered one of the best contemporary interpreters of [[Odissi music]]. She was staying at [[Kolkata]] since 1983.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1120817/jsp/saltlake/story_15860794.jsp | title=Married to music | newspaper=The Telegraph | location=India | date=17 August 2012 | accessdate=16 May 2018 }}</ref>
 
== Awards ==
She received the Odisha Sangeet Natak Academy award in 1970 and 1971. She received Indian lifetime achievement award in 2009 and lifetime achievement award from The Orissa society of the Americas (OSA) in 2012. She was the recipient of Sangeet Natak Academy award (Tagore Academy Puraskar) for the year 2012. The degree of doctor of literature was conferred on her by the [[Utkal University]] in 1999 and the degree of doctor of music was conferred by the ''Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal'' in 1975.
 
In October 2020, Odisha Government renamed the award conferred by the Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi as ‘Sunanda Samman’ for excellence in classical music in her honour.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Classical music award renamed as Sunanda Samman|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2020/oct/23/classical-music-award-renamed-as-sunanda-samman-2214014.html|access-date=2021-02-15|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Odisha institutes award to honour singer Sunanda Patnaik|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/odisha-institutes-award-to-honour-singer-sunanda-patnaik/1960504|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref>
 
==In popular culture==
''Nilamadhaba'' is a [[58th National Film Awards|National Film Award]]-winning documentary film about her. The film was directed by Sri Dilip Patnaik and produced by Films Division. It won the "[[National Film Award for Best Biographical Film|Best Biographical documentary]]" for the year 2010 at the [[58th National Film Awards]] in India.<ref>[http://natcon.spicmacay.info/2011/05/22/nilamadhaba-award-winning-documentary-on-life-of-sunanda-patnaik-to-be-screened/ The National Convention 2011 Spic Macay: Nilamadhaba – Award winning documentary on life of Sunanda Patnaik to be screened] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025001109/http://natcon.spicmacay.info/2011/05/22/nilamadhaba-award-winning-documentary-on-life-of-sunanda-patnaik-to-be-screened/ |date=25 October 2011 }}</ref>
 
==Bibliography==
*''A Discography of Hindustani and Karnatic Music''
 
==Gallery==
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File:SunandaPatnaik2.JPG|Sunanda Patnaik Signing autograph
File:SunandaPatnaikAutograph1.JPG|Sunanda Patnaik's signature
</gallery>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:09, 19 September 2021


kanan mehta
Sunanda Patnaik while signing an autograph
Sunanda Patnaik while signing an autograph
Background information
Born(1934-11-07)7 November 1934
OriginPuri / Cuttack, Odisha, India[1]
Died19 January 2020(2020-01-19) (aged 85)
GenresHindustani classical music
Occupation(s)Singer, composer
Sunanda Patnaik performing at New Delhi, May 2012

Sunanda Patnaik (7 November 1934 – 19 January 2020) was an Indian classical singer of Gwalior gharana from Odisha.[2] Popularly known as "guruma",[3] she was considered one of the grande dames of Hindustani music.[4][5] She was the daughter of Odia poet Baikunthanath Patnaik. She started singing at All India Radio in Cuttack in 1948 at the age of 14. The then Odisha Governor Asaf Ali once heard her on Radio and was very impressed with her singing and she became a regular fixture at the Raj Bhavan whenever the Governor had guests. Once, President Rajendra Prasad heard her at Puri. He was very impressed with her singing and arranged her training under Pandit Vinayak Rao Pattavardhan at Pune with a scholarship. She was awarded the degree of Masters in Music by Pune School in 1956. She performed at All India Sadrang Sageet Sammelan in Calcutta in September 1957 where she received 13 gold coins. Since then she did many concerts in India and was known internationally. She was best known for her tarana that she sang at a high pace and was considered one of the best contemporary interpreters of Odissi music. She was staying at Kolkata since 1983.[6]

Awards[edit]

She received the Odisha Sangeet Natak Academy award in 1970 and 1971. She received Indian lifetime achievement award in 2009 and lifetime achievement award from The Orissa society of the Americas (OSA) in 2012. She was the recipient of Sangeet Natak Academy award (Tagore Academy Puraskar) for the year 2012. The degree of doctor of literature was conferred on her by the Utkal University in 1999 and the degree of doctor of music was conferred by the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal in 1975.

In October 2020, Odisha Government renamed the award conferred by the Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi as ‘Sunanda Samman’ for excellence in classical music in her honour.[7][8]

In popular culture[edit]

Nilamadhaba is a National Film Award-winning documentary film about her. The film was directed by Sri Dilip Patnaik and produced by Films Division. It won the "Best Biographical documentary" for the year 2010 at the 58th National Film Awards in India.[9]

Bibliography[edit]

  • A Discography of Hindustani and Karnatic Music

Gallery[edit]

  • Sunanda Patnaik Signing autograph

    Sunanda Patnaik Signing autograph

  • Sunanda Patnaik's signature

    Sunanda Patnaik's signature

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Suresh Chandra Dey (1990). The Quest for Music Divine. APH Publishing. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-81-7024-301-4.
  2. ↑ Michael S. Kinnear (1 January 1985). A Discography of Hindustani and Karnatic Music. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-24479-7.
  3. ↑ Indian music fest concludes - After a hiatus, 76-year-old Sunanda Patnaik enthrals audience with her performance. The Telegraph (Kolkata), 30 May 2011.
  4. ↑ Nagendra Kr Singh (2001). Encyclopaedia of women biography: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh. A.P.H. Pub. Corp. ISBN 978-81-7648-264-6.
  5. ↑ NME: Grand Dames of Hindustani Music - Sunanda Patnaik
  6. ↑ "Married to music". The Telegraph. India. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Classical music award renamed as Sunanda Samman". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Odisha institutes award to honour singer Sunanda Patnaik". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  9. ↑ The National Convention 2011 Spic Macay: Nilamadhaba – Award winning documentary on life of Sunanda Patnaik to be screened Archived 25 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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