Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar | |
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Born | 1911 Apegaon maharashtraIndia |
Other names | Shankar Shinde |
Occupation | Classical musician |
Known for | Pakhawaj |
Children | Udhav Shinde |
Awards | Padma 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]
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