Devaki Pandit

Devaki Pandit


Devaki Pandit (Marathi: देवकी पंडित, Hindi: देवकी पंडित) is a playback singer from Maharashtra, India. She is also a trained classical singer.

Besides Marathi, she has also sung songs in Hindi.

Career



Devaki was introduced to music at the age of two, and is a third generation musician from the Pandit household. She received her initial music training from her mother Usha Pandit.

She gave her to her first stage performance at age nine. In 1977, at the age of twelve she recorded her first song - a balgeet (translation: a song for children) for Polydor Records.

In 1986, she recorded her first playback song for the Ardhangi which went on to win her the Maharashtra State Award for "Best Female Playback Singer".

Gurus

After initial guidance by her mother, Devaki trained under Vasantrao Kulkarni for 10 years, Jitendra Abhisheki for twelve years and from Kishori Amonkarfor four years. For the last eight years, Devaki has been receiving instruction from Babanrao Haldankar.



Awards and recognitions

* Kesarbai Kerkar Scholarship - the only person to receive it twice consecutively
* 1986 - Maharashtra State Award for "Best Female Playback Singer" (Film Ardhangi)
* 2001 and 2002 - Alpha Gaurav Puraskar
* 2002 - Maharashtra Government Award for "Best Female Playback Singer"
* 2002 - Mewati Gharana Award
* 2006 - Aditya Birla Kala Kiran Award



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