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Kishori Amonkar (born April 10, 1931) is a noted Hindustani music performer who is known for singing khyal in the Jaipur gharana style. She is the daughter of the another well-known vocalist, Smt. Mogubai Kurdikar, a distinguished disciple of the late Gayan Samrat Ustad Alladiya Khan Saheb and and Kesarbai Kerkar.

She is a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan award.

Early life

Kishori Amonkar was born on 10th April 1931 in Bombay (now, Mumbai) to parents Madhavdas Bhatiya and Monghubai Kurdikar. Traditionally, her family was oriented towards music. Her mother was an accomplished musician and vocalist and a disciple of the distinguished musician, Ustad Alladiya Khan. Kishori Amonkar’s early training in music began under her mother. She quickly imbibed the nuances of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana of music, one of the oldest gharanas of Hindustani Classical Music.

Awards and recognition

Recognitions

Popularly known as “Gana Saraswati”, (translation: the Saraswati of Singing).
Rare combination of being part of the mother-daugher pair to receive the Padma Vibhushan Award. Her mother won this award in 1989

Awards

Padma Vibhushan (2002)
Rashtrapati Award
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1985)
Sangeet Samragni Award (Translation: Queen of Singing) (1997).

External links

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 Kishori Amonkar was born on 10th April 1931 in [[Bombay]] (now, [[Mumbai]]) to parents Madhavdas Bhatiya and Monghubai Kurdikar. Traditionally, her family was oriented towards music. Her mother was an accomplished musician and vocalist and a disciple of the distinguished musician, Ustad Alladiya Khan. Kishori Amonkar’s early training in music began under her mother. She quickly imbibed the nuances of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana of music, one of the oldest gharanas of Hindustani Classical Music.
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+==Awards and recognition==
+===Recognitions===
-She is a highly decorated artist of her time. Sometimes, people have called her “Gana Saraswati”, that is, the Saraswati of Singing. She has been conferred with [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 2002, which is among the highest civilian awards of Republic of India. Her mother had also received this award in 1989. The mother-daughter combination of receiving this award, that too, in the same field is rare.  She has also received an award from the president of India; the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (1985); and the coveted Sangeet Samradhini Award (1997).
+* Popularly known as “Gana Saraswati”, (translation: the [[Saraswati]] of Singing).
+* Rare combination of being part of the mother-daugher pair to receive the [[Padma Vibhushan]] Award. Her mother won this award in [[1989]]
-==Quotes==
+===Awards===
+* [[Padma Vibhushan]] (2002)
+* [[Rashtrapati Award]]
+* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (1985)
+* [[Sangeet Samragni Award]] (Translation: Queen of Singing) (1997).
+{{Wikiquote}}
-“Music without emotion is like an empty shell. Technique is, of course, essential, but the emphasis should be on bhava or emotional expression. For this, the vocalist has to make a deep and thought study of the nava-rasas. Classical musicians generally ignore this aspect and pay no attention to rasa-siddhant. That is why our shastriya sangeet fails to appeal to listeners who always prefer music which appeals to the heart, rather than the intellect. “
+==External links==
-“Our music is the fifth [[Veda]]. The Vedas teach you brahma Vidya. You cannot learn that from a machine. If you go on contemplating and meditating upon the divine art. I am sure you will reach the ultimate destination in your music – which is [[Brahman]]. I am trying to reach that.”
+*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/world/reviews/amonkar_sampradaya.shtml BBC World Music Review - Kishori Amonkar, Sampradaya]
-==External link==
+*[http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=21461 Allaboutjazz.com - Kishori Amonkar: A Beauty Personified]]
+*[http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~navin/india/songs/isongs/indexes/music/kishori_amonkar.html ITRANS Song Book - Kishori Amonkar]
+*{{imdb name|id=0025163|name=Kishori Amonkar}}
-*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/world/reviews/amonkar_sampradaya.shtml A page from BBC]
+{{India-singer-stub}}
 [[Category:Hindustani singers|Amonkar, Kishori]]
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 [[Category:Padma Vibhushan awardees|Amonkar, Kishori]]
 [[Category:Sangeet Natak Akademi awardees|Amonkar, Kishori]]
-{{India-singer-stub}}