1. Krishnarao Phulambrikar was credited with the creation of three Hindustani ragas and several bandishes.
15 Facts About Krishnarao Phulambrikar
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Krishnarao Phulambrikar was born in 1898 at Devachi Alandi, a town in the periphery of Pune, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra to the Deshastha Brahmin couple Ganesh Phulambrikar and Mathura bai.
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Krishnarao Phulambrikar ventured into Marathi theatre as a child artist by performing as an actor-singer in Sant Sakhu, a musical drama produced by Natyakalapravartak Mandali.
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Krishnarao Phulambrikar acted in other musical dramas produced by this drama company.
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Krishnarao Phulambrikar was known to have had expertise in khayal and Thumri traditions of classical music rendition and was aligned to the Agra gharana.
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Krishnarao Phulambrikar created several ragas by merging the nuances of different ragas; thus he created Tilak Kedar based on Tilak Kamod and Kedar ragas, Mangal Todi on Todi and Madhyam, Shiva Kalyan on Kalyan and Shivaranjani, Bilvabibhas on Bilaval and Bibhas and Jaunkali based on Jaunpuri and Ramkali ragas.
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Krishnarao Phulambrikar tuned the Indian national song, Vande Mataram, in Raag Jhinjhoti and tried unsuccessfully to promote the song as the national anthem.
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At the request of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, Master Krishnarao Phulambrikar composed music for Buddha Vandana and sang it in his voice.
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Krishnarao Phulambrikar composed music for 15 films which included Padosi, another Shantaram film and the film featured a ten-minute song, Lakh lakh chanderi, reportedly with complex choreography.
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Krishnarao Phulambrikar played the lead role of Sant Savata Mali in the movie Bhakticha Mala released by Rajkamal Kalamandir.
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Krishnarao Phulambrikar composed the music for this movie and sang his own songs in this movie.
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Master Krishnarao Phulambrikar received the Vishnudas Bhave Gold Medal of the Government of Maharashtra in 1969 and the Government of India awarded him the civilian honor of the Padma Bhushan in 1971.
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Krishnarao Phulambrikar was the first recipient of the Balgandharv Gold Medal.
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Krishnarao Phulambrikar did not survive much longer and the death came on 20 October 1974, when he was 76 years of age.
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Krishnarao Phulambrikar's daughter, Veena Chitko, who died in September 2015, was a notable light classical musician.