1. Prabha Atre was an Indian classical vocalist from the Kirana gharana.
19 Facts About Prabha Atre
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Prabha Atre was awarded all three of the Padma Awards by the Government of India.
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Prabha Atre died after experiencing breathing difficulty in the early hours and was taken to Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital.
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Prabha Atre died from cardiac arrest before reaching the hospital.
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When Prabha Atre was eight, Indirabai was not keeping good health, and at a friend's suggestion that classical music lessons would help her feel better, she took a few lessons.
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Prabha Atre learnt classical music from Sureshbabu Mane and Hirabai Badodekar from the Kirana gharana.
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Prabha Atre acknowledged the influence of two other greats, Amir Khan for khyal and Bade Ghulam Ali Khan for thumri, on her gayaki.
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Prabha Atre had formal training in Kathak dance style for a short period.
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Prabha Atre studied at Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London.
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Prabha Atre had a short stint as a singing stage-actress in the early days of her career.
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Prabha Atre played roles in a line-up of Marathi theatre classics, which included Sangeet Nataks like Sanshay-Kallol, Maanaapamaan, Saubhadra and Vidyaharan.
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Prabha Atre acted wonderfully along with stage artists Ganpatrao Bodas, Chhota Gandharva, Ram Marathe, PL Deshpande, Prasad Savkar, Bhalchandra Pendharkar and created great impact with her effective singing style.
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Prabha Atre was one of the senior vocalists in the country representing the Kirana Gharana.
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Prabha Atre contributed to popularizing Indian classical vocal music at global level.
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Prabha Atre had exceptional command over various musical genres such as Khyal, Thumri, Dadra, Ghazal, geet, Natyasangeet, and bhajans.
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Prabha Atre taught music, performing lecture-demonstrations, and writing on the topic of Indian classical music.
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Prabha Atre later mentored numerous students through her skilful teaching methods.
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Prabha Atre was associated with SNDT Women's University Mumbai as a head, From 1960 she visited many foreign countries to perform, teach and propagate Indian classical music.
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Prabha Atre's noted disciples are: Alka Joglekar, Vijaya Patki, Asha Parasnis, Padmini Rao, Chetna Banawat, Atindra Sarvadikar, Arati Thakur, Ashvini Modak, Fumie Nigeshi etc.