Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar

Indian classical musician

Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar
Born1911
Apegaon maharashtraIndia
Other namesShankar Shinde
OccupationClassical musician
Known forPakhawaj
ChildrenUdhav Shinde
AwardsPadma Shri

Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar, born Shankar Shinde, was an Indian classical musician and an exponent of the Indian percussion instrument by name pakhawaj.[1] Born in 1911 in a Marathi family,[1] he followed the Varkari tradition of music.[2] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1986.[3] Apegaonkar's son, Udhav Shinde, is also a known percussionist.[2]

See also

  • Pakhawaj
  • flagIndia portal
  • Music portal

References

  1. ^ a b "Mombu profile". Mombu. 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "The Udhav Shinde Trio". CD Baby. 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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Recipients of Padma Shri in Art
1950s
  • Omkarnath Thakur (1955)
  • Sthanam Narasimha Rao (1956)
  • Sudhir Khastgir (1957)
  • Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu (1957)
  • Debaki Bose (1958)
  • Shambhu Maharaj (1958)
  • Nargis (1958)
  • Satyajit Ray (1958)
  • Devika Rani (1958)
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s


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