Malini Rajurkar
Malini Rajurkar | |
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 Malini Rajurkar in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 8 January 1941 Rajasthan, India |
| Genres | Classical, Devotional, Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Harmonium, Tanpura |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Labels | HMV, Saregama |
Malini Rajurkar (born 8 January 1941) is a Hindustani classical singer of Gwalior Gharana.[1]
Early life
She grew up in the state of Rajasthan in India. For three years she taught mathematics at the Savitri Girls’ High School & College, Ajmer, where she had graduated in the same subject. Taking advantage of a three-year scholarship that came her way, she finished her Sangeet Nipun from the Ajmer Music College, studying music under the guidance of Govindrao Rajurkar and his nephew, who was to become her future husband, Vasantrao Rajurkar.
Performing career
Malini has performed in major music festivals in India, including Gunidas Sammelan (Mumbai), Tansen Samaroh (Gwalior),[2] Sawai Gandharva Festival (Pune), and Shankar Lal Festival (Delhi).
Malini is noted especially for her command over the Tappa and the Tarana genre. She has also sung lighter music. Her renditions of Marathi natyageete, pandu-nrupati janak jaya, naravar krishnasamaan, ya bhavanatil geet purane have been particularly popular.
Awards
- Sangeet Natak Academy Award 2001[3]
References
- ^ "She is a connoisseur's delight". The Hindu. 19 March 2004. Archived from the original on 9 May 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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- ^ "Sangeet Natak Academy awardee list". Sangeet Natak Academy. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
External links
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- 1941 births
- Hindustani singers
- Living people
- Singers from Rajasthan
- Gwalior gharana
- Women Hindustani musicians
- Indian women classical singers
- 20th-century Indian singers
- 20th-century Indian women singers
- 21st-century Indian women singers
- 21st-century Indian singers
- Women musicians from Rajasthan
- 20th-century Khyal singers