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Pushkar Lele

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Pushkar Lele
Birth namePushkar
Born14 November 1979
OriginPune, Maharashtra, India
GenresHindustani Classical Music
OccupationHindustani Classical Vocalist
Years active1999 onwards
Websitehttp://www.pushkarlele.com/Home.html

Pushkar Lele (born 14 November 1979) is a Hindustani Classical Vocalist. He is best known for his 'Kumar Gandharva Style Gayaki (singing)'.

Early life

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Lele, a child prodigy, was introduced to the world of music while in kindergarten when his aunt gifted him a toy harmonium. He would play National Anthem and other nursery rhymes on the toy harmonium.[1] This is when his mother noticed his musical talent and started his formal music training in light music under Ms. Medha Gandhe.[2]

List of awards

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  • Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Award,[3] 2001, – Awarded by Sharada Sangeet Vidyalaya, Mumbai
  • Late Shri. Jaywant & Late Smt. Vasanti Paingankar Smruti Puraskaar, 2004 – Awarded by Pandit Jasraj MitraMandal Public Trust, Pune
  • Dr.Vasantrao Deshpande Yuva Kalakaar Puraskaar,[4] 2004 – Awarded by Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande Memorial Foundation, Chinchwad
  • Sur Mani, 2004 – Awarded by Sur-Singar Samsad, Mumbai
  • Gayanacharya Ramkrishnabua Vaze Puraskaar, 2004 – Awarded to outstanding artistes by Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Pune
  • Sudhir Phadke Yuvonmesh Puraskaar, 2006 – Awarded by Indradhanu, Thane
  • Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki Smriti Yuva Puraskaar,[5] 2011 – Awarded by Tarangini Pratishthan

References

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  1. ^ "An Early Tune". india-today.com/. India Today. 30 October 2006. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. ^ "About Me". pushkarlele.com/. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Pushkar Lele on Zee Marathi SaReGaMaPa". Zee Marathi. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Pushkar Lele to Perform in Goa". Nav Bharat Times. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  5. ^ "6th edition of Pt Jitendra Abhisheki Sangeet Mahotsav". Times of India. 2 January 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2014.