Sunanda Patnaik
| Sunanda Patnaik | |
|---|---|
 Sunanda Patnaik while signing an autograph | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 7 November 1934 |
| Origin | Puri / Cuttack, Odisha, India[1] |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Composer |
Sunanda Patnaik (born 7 November 1934) is an Indian classical singer of Gwalior gharana from Odisha.[2] Popularly known as "guruma",[3] she is considered one of the great dames of Hindustani music.[4] [5] She is the daughter of legendary Oriya poet Baikunthanath Patnaik. She started singing at All India Radio in Cuttack in 1948 at the age of 14. The then Odisha Governor Asaf Ali once heard her on Radio and was very impressed with her singing and she became a regular fixture at the Raj Bhavan whenever the Governor had guests. Once, President Rajendra Prasad heard her at Puri. He was very impressed with her singing and arranged her training under Pandit Vinayak Rao Pattavardhan at Pune with a scholarship. She was awarded with the degree of Masters in Music by Pune School in 1956. She performed at All India Sadrang Sageet Sammelan in Calcutta in September 1957 where she received 13 gold coins.Since then has done many concerts in India and is known internationally. She is best known for her tarana that she sings at a high pace and is considered one of the best contemporary interpreters of Odissi music. She has been staying at Kolkata since 1983.[6]
Awards
She received Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1970 and 1971. She received Indian lifetime achievement award in 2009 and lifetime achievement award from The Orissa society of the Americas (OSA) in 2012. She is the recipient of sangeet natak academy award (Tagore Akadami Puraskar) for the year 2012. The degree of doctor of literature was conferred to her by the Utkal University in 1999 and the degree of doctor of music was conferred by the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal in 1975.
In popular culture
Nilamadhaba is a National Film Award-winning documentary film about her. The film was directed by Sri Dilip Patnaik and produced by Films Division. It won the "Best Biographical documentary" for the year 2010 at the 58th National Film Awards in India.[7]
Bibliography
- A Discography of Hindustani and Karnatic Music
Gallery
Sunanda Patnaik Signing autograph
Sunanda Patnaik's signature
References
- ↑ Suresh Chandra Dey (1990). The Quest for Music Divine. APH Publishing. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-81-7024-301-4.
- ↑ Michael S. Kinnear (1 January 1985). A Discography of Hindustani and Karnatic Music. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-24479-7.
- ↑ Indian music fest concludes - After a hiatus, 76-year-old Sunanda Patnaik enthrals audience with her performance. The Telegraph (Kolkata), May 30, 2011.
- ↑ Nagendra Kr Singh (2001). Encyclopaedia of women biography: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh. A.P.H. Pub. Corp. ISBN 978-81-7648-264-6.
- ↑ NME: Grand Dames of Hindustani Music - Sunanda Patnaik
- ↑ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120817/jsp/saltlake/story_15860794.jsp#.UmYSuFMWUf4
- ↑ The National Convention 2011 Spic Macay: Nilamadhaba – Award winning documentary on life of Sunanda Patnaik to be screened