Dr. Prabha Atre

Born: 13 September 1932

• She is an Indian classical vocalist from the Kirana Gharana.
• She holds the world record to have released 11 books (from a single-stage).
• She released 11 books on music in Hindi and English at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 18 April 2016.
• Her music training was in the Guru-shishya tradition.
• She learnt classical music from Sureshbabu Mane and Hirabai Badodekar from the Kirana Gharana.
• She acknowledges the influence of two other greats, Amir Khan for khyal and Bade Ghulam Ali Khan for thumri, on her gayaki.
• While studying music, she finished college courses in science and law to receive degrees in both of those disciplines.
• She later also earned a PhD in music.
• Her doctoral thesis was titled Sargam and pertained to the use of sol-fa notes (Sargam) in Indian classical music.
• The Government of India conferred “Padma Shree” in 1990 and “Padma Bhushan” in 2002.

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