Padma Talwalkar
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Padma Talwalkar is an India
n classical
vocalist.
, India
. She received training in Khyal gayaki
in three main styles or gharanas: Gwalior, Kirana and Jaipur.
She was initiated into Hindustani classical music by Pandit Gangadhar Pimpalkhare. She is greatly influenced by Kishori Amonkar
.
. Their son Satyajit Talwalkar is an established Tabla player.
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...
n classical
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
vocalist.
Early life
Padma Talwalkar was born in MumbaiMumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, 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...
. She received training in Khyal gayaki
Khyal
Khyal is the modern genre of classical singing in North India. Its name comes from an Arabic word meaning "imagination". It is thought to have developed out of the qawwali singing style. It appeared more recently than dhrupad, is a more free and flexible form, and it provides greater scope for...
in three main styles or gharanas: Gwalior, Kirana and Jaipur.
She was initiated into Hindustani classical music by Pandit Gangadhar Pimpalkhare. She is greatly influenced by 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...
.
Career
Padma Talwalkar has learnt Khyal gayaki from three Gharanas; Gwalior, Kirana and Jaipur. Therefore her singing dipicts the mixture of all the three Gharanas. She initially learnt under Pandit Gangadhar Pimpalkhare. Later for a few years, she trained under Moghubai Kurdikar of the Jaipur gharana. Later she learnt under Pandit Gajananrao Joshi, a master of the Jaipur, Agra and Gwalior gharanas.Personal life
Padma Talwalkar is married to well known Tabla maestro Pt. Suresh TalwalkarSuresh Talwalkar
Suresh Talwalkar is an Indian musician who plays the percussion instrument tabla.Talwalkar was born 1948 in Mumbai and initially learned playing the tabla from his father Dattatrey Talwalkar...
. Their son Satyajit Talwalkar is an established Tabla player.
Awards and Fellowships
- Five year scholarship from the Bhulabhai Memorial Trust
- Two year fellowship from the National Center for the Performing Arts.
- Pandit Jasraj Gaurav Puraskar in 2004.