Veena Sahasrabuddhe

Veena Sahasrabuddhe 14 September 1948 – 29 June 2016 Was A Leading Indian Vocalist And Composer Of Hindustani Classical Music. Her Singing Style Had Its Roots In Gwalior Gharana But It Also Borrowed From Jaipur And Kirana Gharanas. Veena Was Known As A Singer Of Khyal And Bhajan. Veena Was Born In A Musical Family. Her Father Shankar Shripad Bodas Was A Disciple Of Vocalist Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar. She Began Her Early Musical Education Under Her Father And Then Under Her Brother Kashinath Shankar Bodas. She Also Learned Kathak Dancing In Her Childhood. Veena's Musical Mentors Included Padmashri Balwantrai Bhatt Pandit Vasant Thakar And Pandit Gajananrao Joshi. She Had A Bachelor's Degree In Vocal Performance Sanskrit Literature And English Literature From Kanpur University 1968 A Master's Degree Sangeet Alankar In Vocal Performance From A.B.G.M.V. Mandal 1969 And Also Master's Degree In Sanskrit From Kanpur University 1979 . A.B.G.M.V. Mandal Conferred On Her A Doctorate In Vocal Music Sangeet Praveen In 1988. For Some Years She Was The Head Of The Department Of Music At SNDT Pune Campus. A Renowned Vocalist She Performed All Over India And In Several Countries Around The World. She Died Of Parkinson's Disease. Awards
Vocal Classical Category Award In National Competition For Artists Under Age 25 By All India Radio 1972 Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 1993 National Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2013 read less