1. Saraswati Rane was an Indian classical singer in the Hindustani Classical genre.
13 Facts About Saraswati Rane
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Saraswati Rane was a daughter of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan, the founder of Kirana Gharana.
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Saraswati Rane's family had a long and great music tradition.
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Saraswati Rane got her initial training of vocal music of the Kirana Gharana style from her elder brother Sureshbabu Mane and elder sister Hirabai Barodekar, who themselves were the doyen of Indian classical music of their times.
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Saraswati Rane was initiated into music by her brother Sureshbabu Mane, later after 1930, she started learning from her sister Hirabai Barodekar.
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Saraswati Rane continued performing on All India Radio as a top grade artist until 1990, when she declared her retirement from public performances.
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Saraswati Rane is amongst the few classical vocalists to have participated in many Radio Sangeet Sabhas from Kanyakumari to Peshawar from the early 1940s to mid 1980s.
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Saraswati Rane was amongst the first female artists to give playback for Hindi and Marathi films.
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Saraswati Rane gave playback for Hindi film, Sargam, and Bhumika, directed by noted director Shyam Benegal.
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Saraswati Rane had an opportunity to sing under the music direction of great music directors like C Ramchandra, Shankarrao Vyas, K C Day, and Sudhir Phadke.
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Saraswati Rane was invited to participate in a grand celebration at Shivneri on the first Maharashtra Din by the then chief minister Late Yashwantrao Chavan.
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Saraswati Rane was among the few top artists of India who was invited in prestigious music conferences held in places like Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Baroda, Bhopal, Gwalior etc.
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Saraswati Rane often performed at the PuneSawai Gandharva Music Festival.