Devaki Pandit
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Devaki Pandit is an Indian playback singer. She is also a trained classical
singer.
, India
to Usha Pandit. She was introduced to music at the age of two, and is a third generation musician from the Pandit household. She received her initial music training from her mother Usha Pandit. She trained under Vasantrao Kulkarni for 10 years, Jitendra Abhisheki
for twelve years and from Kishori Amonkar
for four years. Since 2003, she is training under Babanrao Haldankar.
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In 1986, she recorded her first playback song for the Ardhangi
which went on to win her the Maharashtra State Award
for "Best Female Playback Singer".
She is well known for her several Marathi serial title songs especially Abhalmaya of Zee Marathi. Besides Marathi, she has also sung songs in Hindi
.
She recently judged the multi episode vocal talent show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa on Zee Marathi and was known to the public for her accurate judgement and excellent guidance.
Indian classical music
The origins of Indian classical music can be found in the Vedas, which are the oldest scriptures in the Hindu tradition. Indian classical music has also been significantly influenced by, or syncretised with, Indian folk music and Persian music. The Samaveda, one of the four Vedas, describes music...
singer.
Early life
Devaki Pandit was born in MaharashtraMaharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
to Usha Pandit. She was introduced to music at the age of two, and is a third generation musician from the Pandit household. She received her initial music training from her mother Usha Pandit. She trained under Vasantrao Kulkarni for 10 years, Jitendra Abhisheki
Jitendra Abhisheki
Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki was an Indian vocalist, composer and scholar of classical, semi-classical, and devotional music...
for twelve years and from Kishori Amonkar
Kishori Amonkar
Kishori AmonkarN- is an Indian singer who performs in the classical genre khyal and the light classical genres thumri and bhajan. Amonkar trained under her mother, classical singer Mogubai Kurdikar of the Jaipur gharana , but experimented with a variety of vocal styles in her career...
for four years. Since 2003, she is training under Babanrao Haldankar.
Career
Devaki Pandit gave her to her first stage performance at age nine. In 1977, at the age of twelve she recorded her first song - a balgeet (translation: a song for children) for Polydor RecordsPolydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
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In 1986, she recorded her first playback song for the Ardhangi
Ardhangi
Ardhangi or Ardhaangi is a 1955 Telugu film. It is based on the story of Saratchandra Chatterjee.-The Plot:Padma is forced to marry a mentally retarded man Raghu whom she eventually nurses back to health while teaching a lesson to her scheming mother-in-law and brother-in-law Nagendra Rao...
which went on to win her the Maharashtra State Award
Maharashtra State Film Awards
Maharashtra State Film Awards, one of prestigious awards of Marathi cinema, are awarded by the Government of Maharashtra to Marathi language Films and Artistes. It was first awarded in 1963. Here is the list of awards given each year.-Awards list:...
for "Best Female Playback Singer".
She is well known for her several Marathi serial title songs especially Abhalmaya of Zee Marathi. Besides Marathi, she has also sung songs in Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
.
She recently judged the multi episode vocal talent show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa on Zee Marathi and was known to the public for her accurate judgement and excellent guidance.
Hindustani Classical
Tana Riri has been composed by Devaki Pandit- Deepti (Legendary Legacy)
- Inner Soul (Ninaad)
- Sandesh (Ninaad)
- Raag- Lalit/ Anand Bhairav/ Pancham Hindol (Alurkar)
- Raag- Shree/ Kamod/ Bahar (Alurkar)
- Reverence (Times Music)
- Tana Riri (Times Music)
Devotional/Spiritual
Devaki Pandit composed Shreeramraksha Stotram, Aradhana Mahakali & Ganaadheesh. She sung the Ram Raksha Stotra in 32 different Hindustani Classical Raagas.- Krishna (NA Classical)
- Mohane Man Haryo (Nadarang Music)
- Shreeramraksha Stotram (NA Classical)
- Ganaadheesh (Times Music)
- Bhajanavali (Sa Re Ga Ma)
- Sharanagat (NA Classical)
- Sumiran (NA Classical)
- Sree Lalita Sahasranama (Times Music)
- Upanishad Amrut (Sony)
- Krishna Raas Geet (Times Music)
- Vrindavan (Times Music)
- Aradhana Mahakali (Music Today)
- Krishna Utsav (Sony)
- Sampoorna Shiv Aradhana (Times Music)
- Devi Aavahan (EMI)
- Santoshi Mata Vrat Katha (Vale Music)
- Mangla Prabhati (Vale Music)
- Shree Durga Stuti (Vale Music)
- Vande Prathamesha (Vale Music)
- Omkar Mantras (Vale Music)
- Morning Mantras (Vale Music)
- Himalayan Chants (Vale Music)
- Himalayan Chants 2 (Times Music)
- Ganapati Jagvandan (Times Music)
- Shree Shani Jagrata (Times Music)
- Sacred Mantras Of India (Times Music)
- Sangeet Gayatri (Times Music)
- Chants Of India (Times Music)
- Power Of Gayatri (Times Music)
- Power Of Hanuman Chalisa (Times Music)
- Ashta Prahar (Times Music)
- Blessings For Parenthood (Times Music)
Marathi
- Sadabahar Geete- Vol I & II (Fountain)
- Anmol Gaani (Sa Re Ga Ma)
- Gurukrupa
- Dayaghana Panduranga (Fountain)
- Saangu Kunaas Hee Preet (Fountain)
- Saajana (Fountain)
- Saare Tuzhyaat Aahe (Fountain)
- Gaanara Zaad (Fountain)
- Goad Tujhe Roop (Times Music)
- Shabda Swaranchy Chandnyat (Fountain)
- Man Muthitun Gharangalatana (RPG)
Awards and recognitions
- Kesarbai Kerkar Scholarship - the only person to receive it twice consecutively
- 1986 - MaharashtraMaharashtraMaharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
State Award for "Best Female Playback Singer" (Film ArdhangiArdhangiArdhangi or Ardhaangi is a 1955 Telugu film. It is based on the story of Saratchandra Chatterjee.-The Plot:Padma is forced to marry a mentally retarded man Raghu whom she eventually nurses back to health while teaching a lesson to her scheming mother-in-law and brother-in-law Nagendra Rao...
) - 2001 and 2002 - AlphaAlphaAlpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. Alpha or ALPHA may also refer to:-Science:*Alpha , the highest ranking individuals in a community of social animals...
Gaurav Puraskar - 2002 - MaharashtraMaharashtraMaharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
Government Award for "Best Female Playback Singer" - 2002 - Mewati Gharana Award
- 2006 - Aditya Birla Kala Kiran Award