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Occupation  Singer
Name  Manik Varma

Died  November 10, 1996, Mumbai
Spouse  Shri Amar Verma
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Children  Vandana Gupte, Bharati Achrekar, Rani Varma, Aruna Jaiprakash
Awards  Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Hindustani Music - Vocal
People also search for  Bharati Achrekar, Vandana Gupte, Shri Amar Verma, Aruna Jaiprakash, Rani Varma

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Manik Varma (Hindi: माणिक वर्मा ) (16 May 1926 – 10 November 1996) is considered the doyen of Hindustani classical music from the Kirana Gharana, Agra Gharana most known for her song, Amrutahuni Goad. She also excelled in semi-classical and light music like thumri, Marathi Natya Sangeet, Bhavgeet and Bhakti geet (Devotional Music). She was a disciple of Hirabai Barodekar, daughter of Abdul Karim Khan and Sureshbabu Mane son of Abdul Karim Khan (1872–1937), the founder of the Kirana Gharana. She took further training from Ustad Azmat Hussain Khan "Dilrang" and Pt. Jagannathbua Purohit "Gunidas" or Agra gharana.

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Manik Varma Pandita Manik Varma presents Marathi Bhav Geets Marathi Songs

Kshan bhar ughad nayan deva manik varma bhaktigeet


Career

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In April 1955, her songs became part of the Geet Ramayan, a presentation of songs on Ram, a weekly, year-long programme by All India Radio (AIR), Pune, along with artists like Lata Mangeshkar, Yogini Joglekar, Usha Atre, Babanrao Navdikar and Sudhir Phadke.

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A number of renowned artists including Asha Khadilkar, Shaila Datar were trained under her. She was legend of Marathi Sugam Sangeet (Light Music). Many new singers perform Riyaz (song practice in early morning) of her songs at initial stage of their training.

Personal life

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Her maiden name was Manik Dadarkar (Devanagari: माणिक दादरकर). Her daughters include, Rani Varma who is also a well-known singer in her own right, Aruna Jaiprakash, Bharati Achrekar, an actor and Vandana Gupte, a Marathi stage, film and television actor.

Awards

She received the prestigious Padma Shri award from the government of India in 1974, followed by the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama in 1986.

Legacy

In her memory Manik Varma Pratishthan was established in Mumbai, which also presents Manik Ratna Award and scholarships. It also organises function on the birth and death anniversary of Manik Verma. On her ninth death anniversary, on 12 November 2004, a musical programme Baharla Parijaat Daari was presented by Devgandharva Bakhlebua Trust at Tilak Smarak Mandir in Pune.

References

Manik Varma Wikipedia