Malini Rajurkar | |
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 Malini Rajurkar in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 8 January 1941 Rajasthan, India |
| Died | 6 September 2023 (aged 82) Hyderabad, India |
| Genres | Classical, Devotional, Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Harmonium, Tanpura |
| Years active | 1966–20?? |
| Labels | HMV, Saregama |
Malini Rajurkar (8 January 1941 – 6 September 2023) was an Indian Hindustani classical singer of Gwalior Gharana. [1]
Early life
Malini Rajurkar 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. [2]
Performing career
Malini performed in major music festivals in India for nearly fifty years, including Gunidas Sammelan (Mumbai), Tansen Samaroh (Gwalior), [3] Sawai Gandharva Festival (Pune), and Shankar Lal Festival (Delhi).
Malini is noted especially for her command over the Tappa, her Khyal renditions and the Tarana genre. She also sung lighter music. Her renditions of Marathi natyageete, pandu-nrupati janak jaya, naravar krishnasamaan, ya bhavanatil geet purane have been particularly popular.
Death
Rajurkar died in Hyderabad on 6 September 2023, at the age of 82. She is survived by two daughters and a granddaughter. [2]
Awards
- Sangeet Natak Academy Award 2001 [4]
References
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"She is a connoisseur's delight". The Hindu. 19 March 2004. Archived from the original on 9 May 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
{{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) - ^ a b "Malini Rajurkar, Hindustani vocalist whose 'tappa' renditions were epic, passes away at 82". The Times of India. 7 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Anant Maral Shastri#Saluting the Legends
- ^ "Sangeet Natak Academy awardee list". Sangeet Natak Academy. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
External links
- Blog on Malinitai's recitals
- Malini Rajurkar discography at Discogs
| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
| Other | |
- 1941 births
- 2023 deaths
- Hindustani singers
- 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
- Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship
- Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award