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Ashwini
Bhide-Deshpande |
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| Ashwini began her training at
the age of five under the guidance of Pandit Narayanrao Datar. After
graduating with a "sangeet visharad" from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya,
she started receiving guidance and meticulous attention from her
mother, Smt. Manik Bhide, a great Khyal singer herself. Ashwini has
inherited all that was best in her mother's style and was able to
add a lot to her repertoire with great sensitivity and intellect.
Presently she is receiving guidance from Pandit Ratnakar Pai, a
veteran of the Jaipur gharana. Systematic exposition of the Raag
structure, brilliant phrasing, variety of taan patterns, ease and
grace in all of the three octaves mark her singing. She does not
merely present the grammer of a Raag, but can build it up into an
aesthetically pleasing experience. Amongst the vocalists of the younger generation of the Jaipur-Atrauli tradition of Khyal singing, Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande is an artiste of great caliber. She has been performing in a number of prestigious music conferences in India for over fifteen years and have had successful concert tours of Europe as well as of North American continent. A resident of Mumbai, Ashwini is a graduate in Microbiology and also holds a Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry. |
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