Asha Khadilkar

Asha Khadilkar
Background information
Born	Asha Patankar (1955-01-11) 11 January 1955 (age 70) Sangli
Origin	Sangli
Genres	Khyal, Bhajans, Thumris, Tarana, Bandish, Bhavageete, Natya Sangeet.
Occupation	Hindustani Classical Music
Years active	1955–present
Website	https://www.ashakhadilkar.com

Asha Khadilkar (born 11 January 1955) is a Mumbai, India-based Senior Vocalist who performs Indian (Hindustani) classical, semi-classical and devotional music including Natya Sangeet. ^[1]

Career

Khadilkar is a regular singer on All India Radio. ^[2] Khadilkar has performed her private concerts on many occasions in United Kingdom, U.S.A., Canada and Singapore. Khadilkar has also provided music direction to 4 New Marathi Musicals (मराठी संगीत नाटक, Marathi Sangeet Natak ) produced by Nehru Center, Worli, Mumbai since Year 2000. She provides mentoring and guidance to advanced students of Indian Classical Music. Khadilkar, along with her husband Mr. Madhav Khadilkar runs Uttung Sansktutik Pariwar Trust, a non-profit organization devoted for preservation and proliferation of Indian Culture through various forms of Performing Arts, Literature, Nationalistic activities.

Affiliation with Sa Re Ga Ma Pa

In 2008, Asha Khadilkar was invited as one of the celebrity judges for the Marathi vocal singing competition show called Idea Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, along with the music director Salil Kulkarni. This season featured adults who are in their mid-thirties and forties who pursued music as a hobby. ^[3] The show was aptly named Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: Swapna Swaranche, Navatarunyache (स्वप्न स्वरांचे, नवतारुण्याचे), which roughly translates to Dreams of Music and New Youth.

See also

• Jitendra Abhisheki
• Vasantrao Deshpande
• Manik Varma

References

1. Pradhan, Aneesh (11 May 2019). "Listen: Marathi theatre songs take melodic excursions into bandhi thumri form". Scroll.in. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
2. Asha Khadilkar
3. "Idea Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Season 4". myPopkorn. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2010.