Kedar Bodas (1963–2023) was an Indian classical vocalist belonging to the Gwalior gharana. He was described by Scroll.in as a "master khayal singer."[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Bodas was born into a family of musicians. He received early training from his grandfather Lakshmanrao Bodas and his father Narayanrao Bodas.[7]

As a child, Bodas learned to play the tabla, but eventually focused on vocals. He received training from Pandurang Salunke, Shreedhar Padhye, Ashok Ranade, C.P. Rele, and T.D. Janorikar. He was, according to his collaborators, also influenced by Ram Marathe, D.V. Paluskar, Gajananrao Joshi, and Kumar Gandharva.[1][2][3][8][9]

He performed across India, and composed the music for six documentary films.[3]

In addition to his work as a performer, he was also a musical scholar and a linguist. He did a four-year advanced course in Russian, which helped expose him to Western Classical and Russian folk music.[3]

He received the Mallikarjun Mansur award in 2018.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Sreeram, Lakshmi (2 March 2017). "'Let the raag emerge'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Disciples of the Fifth Generation". swaramandakini.com. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Kedar Narayan Bodas (Vocal), Gwalior Gharana". www.swarganga.org. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  4. ^ Chakrabarty, Arnab (22 June 2017). "Arun Kashalkar: Meet the Zen master of Hindustani classical music". Scroll.in. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  5. ^ "पुणे: ग्वाल्हेर घराण्याचे ज्येष्ठ गायक पं. केदार बोडस यांचे निधन". Loksatta (in Marathi). 24 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Kedar Narayan Bodas turns 50 today". Kedar Narayan Bodas Facebook fan page. 22 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Our Guruji's". drgangubaihangalgurukul.com. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Core Group: Late Pt. Kedar Bodas". Kshitij. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  9. ^ a b Vaishali, K.S. (20 September 2018). "Looking Within Music". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 September 2019.


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