Neela Bhagwat

Neela Bhagwat
Neela Bhagwat singing at Indian Languages Mela at TISS
Background information
Birth name	Neela Bhagwat
Born	Pune, Maharashtra, India
Origin	Pune
Genres	Hindustani classical music
Occupation(s)	singer professor translator

Neela Bhagwat is a Hindustani musician of the Gwalior gharana as represented by Sharatchandra Arolkar who studied with Krishnarao Shankar Pandit. Neela Bhagwat's other teacher is Jal Balaporia. ^[1] Known for composing and performing thumris from a feminist perspective, her contributions include compositions of Kabir and Meera bhajans. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Dhaneshwar, Amarendra (17 November 2012). "Sufi, so good". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
2. Perron, Lalita Du (2007). Hindi Poetry in a Musical Genre: Ṭhumrī Lyrics. Taylor & Francis. p. 31. ISBN   978-0-415-39446-8 . Retrieved 8 December 2012.
3. Jeffrey Michael Grimes (2008). The Geography of Hindustani Music: The Influence of Region and Regionalism on the North Indian Classical Tradition. p. 128. ISBN   978-1-109-00342-0 . Retrieved 8 December 2012.