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'''Shobha Gurtu''' (1925–2004) was an Indian singer in the | '''Shobha Gurtu''' (1925–2004) was an Indian singer in the [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] style. Though she had equal command over pure classical style, it was with light semi-classical music that she received her fame, and in time came to be known as the ''[[Thumri]] Queen'',<ref>[http://in.rediff.com/news/2004/sep/27gurtu.htm Thumri queen Shobha Gurtu no more] News, ''[[Rediff.com]]'', 27 September 2004.</ref> and for the 'Abhinaya' sung in her full-throated voice. She was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2002.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/sep/27gurtu1.htm 'On stage Gurtu was always Radha'] News, ''[[Rediff.com]]'', 27 September 2004.</ref><ref>[http://www.themusicmagazine.com/shobhagurtutrib.html Tribute -Abhinaya in vocal chords] www.themusicmagazine.com. 28 October 2004.</ref> | ||
== | ==Background and personal life== | ||
Bhanumati Shirodkar was born in [[Belgaum]], (present [[Karnataka]]) in 1925, | Bhanumati Shirodkar was born in [[Belgaum]], (present [[Karnataka]]) in 1925. Her mother, Menekabai Shirodkar, was a professional dancer. Menakabai was a 'gayaki' disciple of [[Ustad Alladiya Khan]] of the [[Jaipur-Atrauli gharana]].<ref name=itc>[http://www.itcsra.org/celebrated_masters.asp?celebrate=3 Shobha Gurtu] Celebrated Masters, [[ITC Sangeet Research Academy]].</ref> It was from her that Shobha received her training in music from a very young age. | ||
Shobha married Vishwanath Gurtu, a [[Kashmiri Brahmin]] gentleman from a good family, and became known as Shobha Gurtu. Her father-in-law, Pandit Narayan Nath Gurtu, was a highly placed officer in the Police, a scholar and also, as a hobby, he played the sitar.<ref name=itc/> He was posted for several years in Belgaum district, which is how Shobha and Vishwanath became acquainted. The couple had three sons, Ravi, Trilok and Narendra. Their eldest son, Ravi Gurtu, was a rhythm player. Another son, [[Trilok Gurtu]] is a famed percussionist.<ref>Trilok Gurtu Biography</ref> | |||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Though | [[File:Shobha Gurtu.jpg|thumb|right|Shobha Gurtu performing in a concert]] | ||
Though Shobha's formal music training began with 'Ustad Bhurji Khan', the youngest son of [[Ustad Alladiya Khan]], the founder of the [[Jaipur-Atrauli gharana]] in [[Kolhapur]], from whom her mother was learning at the time, while she was still a younger girl, and seeing her talent, Ustad Bhurji Khan's family immediately took a liking of her, and she started spending long hours with them. Her ties with the [[Jaipur-Atrauli gharana]] were to strengthen still, when she started learning from, Ustad Alladiya Khan's nephew Ustad Natthan Khan; though she really came into her own under the tutelage of Ustad Ghamman Khan, who came to stay with their family in Mumbai, to teach her mother thumri-dadra and other semi-classical forms.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120915052827/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main7.asp?filename=hub100904Passages_shobha.asp Passages... Passages... Passages...Shobha Gurtu: a rare raga] Tribute ''[[Tehelka]]'', 9 October 2004.</ref><ref>[http://archives.digitaltoday.in/indiatoday/20041011/obituary.html Soul Singer Gurtu's rare mastery of thumri took the form to new heights] ''[[India Today]]'', 11 October 2004</ref> | |||
Shobha Gurtu specialised in semi classical forms as [[thumri]], ''dadra'', ''Kajri'', Hori etc., effortlessly adding pure classical passages into her singing, thus creating a new form, and reviving the magic of forms like Thumri, of which she became a greatest exponent in time. She was particularly influenced by singer [[Begum Akhtar]] and Ustad [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]].<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041010/women.htm#3 TRIBUTE – She infused life into thumri] ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'', 10 October 2004.</ref> | Shobha Gurtu specialised in semi classical forms such as [[thumri]], ''dadra'', ''Kajri'', Hori etc., effortlessly adding pure classical passages into her singing, thus creating a new form, and reviving the magic of forms like Thumri, of which she became a greatest exponent in time. She was particularly influenced by singer [[Begum Akhtar]] and Ustad [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]].<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041010/women.htm#3 TRIBUTE – She infused life into thumri] ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'', 10 October 2004.</ref> | ||
She also performed music in [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] and [[Hindi cinema]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/specials/1744_obit_pix/page8.shtml 2004: ये नहीं रहे 2004– Obituary] [[BBC News]], Hindi, 2004.</ref> As a playback singer, she first worked in [[Kamaal Amrohi]]'s film, ''[[Pakeezah]]'' (1972),<ref>{{iMDb name| 1040209}}</ref> followed by ''[[Phagun (1973 film)|Phagun]]'' (1973), where she sang, 'Bedardi ban gaye koi jaao manaao more saiyyaan'. She earned a [[Filmfare]] nomination as Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Saiyyan Rooth Gaye" from the hit film ''[[Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki]]'' (1978).<ref>[http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf 1st Filmfare Awards 1953<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In [[Marathi cinema]], she sang for films like ''Saamna'' and ''Lal Mati''. In 1979, The Gramophone Company of India (EMI) released her first album ''At Her Best... Shobha Gurtu'', considered a high ranking classic recording displaying her dazzling vocal work in the eastern Uttar Pradesh (Purbi Gayaki) musical tradition rooted in the 19th | She also performed music in [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] and [[Hindi cinema]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041230124538/http://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/specials/1744_obit_pix/page8.shtml 2004: ये नहीं रहे 2004– Obituary] [[BBC News]], Hindi, 2004.</ref> As a playback singer, she first worked in [[Kamaal Amrohi]]'s film, ''[[Pakeezah]]'' (1972),<ref>{{iMDb name| 1040209}}</ref> followed by ''[[Phagun (1973 film)|Phagun]]'' (1973), where she sang, 'Bedardi ban gaye koi jaao manaao more saiyyaan'. She earned a [[Filmfare]] nomination as Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Saiyyan Rooth Gaye" from the hit film ''[[Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki]]'' (1978).<ref>[http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf 1st Filmfare Awards 1953<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In [[Marathi cinema]], she sang for films like ''Saamna'' and ''Lal Mati''. In 1979, The Gramophone Company of India (EMI) released her first album ''At Her Best... Shobha Gurtu'', considered a high ranking classic recording displaying her dazzling vocal work in the eastern Uttar Pradesh (Purbi Gayaki) musical tradition rooted in the 19th century. | ||
Over the years, she travelled all over the world for concerts, including one at the [[Carnegie Hall]], New York City, performing alongside musical greats and, Pt. [[Birju Maharaj]]. Her album of gazal "Tarz" along with [[Mehdi Hassan]] was popular.<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9807E2DE1638F936A2575AC0A961958260&scp=1&sq=Shobha%20Gurtu&st=cse MUSIC REVIEW; At Carnegie Hall, an All-Star Cast From India] ''[[New York Times]]'', 15 September 1997.</ref> She often | Over the years, she travelled all over the world for concerts, including one at the [[Carnegie Hall]], New York City, performing alongside musical greats and, Pt. [[Birju Maharaj]]. Her album of gazal "Tarz" along with [[Mehdi Hassan]] was popular.<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9807E2DE1638F936A2575AC0A961958260&scp=1&sq=Shobha%20Gurtu&st=cse MUSIC REVIEW; At Carnegie Hall, an All-Star Cast From India] ''[[New York Times]]'', 15 September 1997.</ref> She often lent her voice to the collaborative jazz albums of her son [[Trilok Gurtu]]. In 2000, she featured in the [[Jana Gana Mana Video]], which was released to mark the 50th year of the Indian Republic, where she sang the Indian National Anthem, ''[[Jana Gana Mana]]'', along with other leading classical singers and musicians of India. | ||
In 1987, she received the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], and later awarded the ''Lata Mangeshkar Puraskar'', ''Shahu Maharaj Puraskar'' and the ''Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar''. In 2002, she was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]]. | In 1987, she received the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], and was later awarded the ''Lata Mangeshkar Puraskar'', ''Shahu Maharaj Puraskar'' and the ''Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar''. In 2002, she was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]]. | ||
After reigning over [[Hindustani classical music]] genre, for five decades, as the Queen of Thumri, Shobha Gurtu died on 27 September 2004, and was survived by her two sons. | After reigning over [[Hindustani classical music]] genre, for five decades, as the Queen of Thumri, Shobha Gurtu died on 27 September 2004, and was survived by her two sons. | ||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1987 | * [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1987 | ||
* [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2002<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref> | * [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2002<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=July 21, 2015 | archive-date=15 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
* Lata Mangeshkar Puraskar | * Lata Mangeshkar Puraskar | ||
* Shahu Maharaj Puraskar | * Shahu Maharaj Puraskar | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081027192256/http://shobhagurtu.com/ Shobha Gurtu Website] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081027192256/http://shobhagurtu.com/ Shobha Gurtu Website] | ||
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bhanumati Shirodkar |
| Born | 8 February 1925 Belgaum, Karnataka, India |
| Died | 27 September 2004 (aged 79) Mumbai, India |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music |
| Occupation(s) | singer |
| Years active | 1940s–2004 |
Shobha Gurtu (1925–2004) was an Indian singer in the Hindustani classical style. Though she had equal command over pure classical style, it was with light semi-classical music that she received her fame, and in time came to be known as the Thumri Queen,[1] and for the 'Abhinaya' sung in her full-throated voice. She was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2002.[2][3]
Background and personal life[edit | edit source]
Bhanumati Shirodkar was born in Belgaum, (present Karnataka) in 1925. Her mother, Menekabai Shirodkar, was a professional dancer. Menakabai was a 'gayaki' disciple of Ustad Alladiya Khan of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana.[4] It was from her that Shobha received her training in music from a very young age.
Shobha married Vishwanath Gurtu, a Kashmiri Brahmin gentleman from a good family, and became known as Shobha Gurtu. Her father-in-law, Pandit Narayan Nath Gurtu, was a highly placed officer in the Police, a scholar and also, as a hobby, he played the sitar.[4] He was posted for several years in Belgaum district, which is how Shobha and Vishwanath became acquainted. The couple had three sons, Ravi, Trilok and Narendra. Their eldest son, Ravi Gurtu, was a rhythm player. Another son, Trilok Gurtu is a famed percussionist.[5]
Career[edit | edit source]
Though Shobha's formal music training began with 'Ustad Bhurji Khan', the youngest son of Ustad Alladiya Khan, the founder of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana in Kolhapur, from whom her mother was learning at the time, while she was still a younger girl, and seeing her talent, Ustad Bhurji Khan's family immediately took a liking of her, and she started spending long hours with them. Her ties with the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana were to strengthen still, when she started learning from, Ustad Alladiya Khan's nephew Ustad Natthan Khan; though she really came into her own under the tutelage of Ustad Ghamman Khan, who came to stay with their family in Mumbai, to teach her mother thumri-dadra and other semi-classical forms.[6][7]
Shobha Gurtu specialised in semi classical forms such as thumri, dadra, Kajri, Hori etc., effortlessly adding pure classical passages into her singing, thus creating a new form, and reviving the magic of forms like Thumri, of which she became a greatest exponent in time. She was particularly influenced by singer Begum Akhtar and Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan.[8]
She also performed music in Marathi and Hindi cinema.[9] As a playback singer, she first worked in Kamaal Amrohi's film, Pakeezah (1972),[10] followed by Phagun (1973), where she sang, 'Bedardi ban gaye koi jaao manaao more saiyyaan'. She earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Saiyyan Rooth Gaye" from the hit film Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978).[11] In Marathi cinema, she sang for films like Saamna and Lal Mati. In 1979, The Gramophone Company of India (EMI) released her first album At Her Best... Shobha Gurtu, considered a high ranking classic recording displaying her dazzling vocal work in the eastern Uttar Pradesh (Purbi Gayaki) musical tradition rooted in the 19th century.
Over the years, she travelled all over the world for concerts, including one at the Carnegie Hall, New York City, performing alongside musical greats and, Pt. Birju Maharaj. Her album of gazal "Tarz" along with Mehdi Hassan was popular.[12] She often lent her voice to the collaborative jazz albums of her son Trilok Gurtu. In 2000, she featured in the Jana Gana Mana Video, which was released to mark the 50th year of the Indian Republic, where she sang the Indian National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana, along with other leading classical singers and musicians of India.
In 1987, she received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, and was later awarded the Lata Mangeshkar Puraskar, Shahu Maharaj Puraskar and the Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar. In 2002, she was awarded the Padma Bhushan.
After reigning over Hindustani classical music genre, for five decades, as the Queen of Thumri, Shobha Gurtu died on 27 September 2004, and was survived by her two sons.
Awards[edit | edit source]
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1987
- Padma Bhushan in 2002[13]
- Lata Mangeshkar Puraskar
- Shahu Maharaj Puraskar
- Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Thumri queen Shobha Gurtu no more News, Rediff.com, 27 September 2004.
- ↑ 'On stage Gurtu was always Radha' News, Rediff.com, 27 September 2004.
- ↑ Tribute -Abhinaya in vocal chords www.themusicmagazine.com. 28 October 2004.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Shobha Gurtu Celebrated Masters, ITC Sangeet Research Academy.
- ↑ Trilok Gurtu Biography
- ↑ Passages... Passages... Passages...Shobha Gurtu: a rare raga Tribute Tehelka, 9 October 2004.
- ↑ Soul Singer Gurtu's rare mastery of thumri took the form to new heights India Today, 11 October 2004
- ↑ TRIBUTE – She infused life into thumri The Tribune, 10 October 2004.
- ↑ 2004: ये नहीं रहे 2004– Obituary BBC News, Hindi, 2004.
- ↑ Shobha Gurtu on IMDb
- ↑ 1st Filmfare Awards 1953
- ↑ MUSIC REVIEW; At Carnegie Hall, an All-Star Cast From India New York Times, 15 September 1997.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- The Great Indians, by One India One People Foundation. Published by One India One People Foundation in collaboration with Authorspress, 2006. ISBN 81-7273-318-6. page 513.