Hindustani classical · born 1963
Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar
A khayal singer of three gharanas who also carried the raga into Marathi cinema.
- Instrument
- Khayal vocal
- Gharana
- Jaipur-Atrauli gharanaLearned the Jaipur-Atrauli gayaki from Kishori Amonkar.Gwalior gharanaEarly training from Vasantrao Kulkarni of the Agra-Gwalior gharana.
- Born
- 27 January 1963, Bijapur, Karnataka
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Raga Madhuvanti — Naada Bindu Festival
Madhuvanti · Chinmaya Naada Bindu (CNB)
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Biography
Life
Arati Ankalikar Tikekar was born on 27 January 1963 in Bijapur, Karnataka, and is based in Mumbai. She sings in the Agra, Gwalior and Jaipur-Atrauli styles of Hindustani classical music.
Her early musical education came from Vasantrao Kulkarni of the Agra-Gwalior gharana. This was followed by training under Kishori Amonkar of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana, and thereafter further training from Dinkar Kaikini.
Alongside the concert platform she has sung playback for Marathi, Konkani and Hindi films, among them Shyam Benegal's Sardari Begum (1996), Antarnaad, De Dhakka and Samhita. She received the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for Antarnaad (2006) and again for Samhita (2013), and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Hindustani vocal music for 2020. She is known for the albums Tejomay Nadbrahm and Raag-Rang, and has performed internationally, including at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto in 2019.
Musical contribution
What they brought to music
Her singing draws on three gharanas: the Agra-Gwalior training of her early years and the Jaipur-Atrauli gayaki learned from Kishori Amonkar, with later guidance from Dinkar Kaikini.
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Teachers and gurus
- Vasantrao KulkarniTeacher
"Her early musical education came from Vasantrao Kulkarni, of the Agra-Gwalior gharana."
Arati Ankalikar Tikekar — Wikipedia - Kishori AmonkarTeacher
"This was followed by training under noted vocalist, Kishori Amonkar of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana."
Arati Ankalikar Tikekar — Wikipedia - Dinkar KaikiniTeacher
"Thereafter that, she received further training from Pt. Dinkar Kaikini."
Arati Ankalikar Tikekar — Wikipedia
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Sources and image credits
- Arati Ankalikar Tikekar — Wikipedia
- Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar — Darbar
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2019–2021 (announcement PDF)
Photograph by Chinmay R, 2011, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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- Jaipur-Atrauli gharanaThe lineage Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar is associated with, and the other musicians documented within it.
- Gwalior gharanaThe lineage Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar is associated with, and the other musicians documented within it.
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