Tulsidas Borkar

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Tulsidas Borkar
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Tulsidas Borkar
Background information
Born (1934-11-18) 18 November 1934 (age 83)
Mumbai, India
Origin India
Genres Indian classical
Occupation(s) Harmonium player,Reed Organ player, composer
Instruments Harmonium, Reed Organ
Years active 1945–present

Tulsidas Borkar (born 18 November 1934, in Borim, Goa) is an Indian musician, known for playing harmonium solo and his syle of accompanying in Hindustani rag sangeet and allied forms . [1][2] The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2016.[3]

Borkarji accompanying Chota Gandharva

Awards[edit]

Borkar has received a number of awards, including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, New Delhi (2005) and Padma Shri (2016).[4][5][6] Other awards include:[7]

  • State Reward for Excellence from the Directorate of Art & Culture, Govt. of Goa (18 August 2007).
  • Smt.Indirabai Khadilkar Puraskar (2006) by Bharat Gayan Samaj, Pune.
  • Pt.Bandubhaiya Chaughule Smruti Puraskar, Indore (2004),
  • Pt.Vitthalrao Korgaonkar Smruti Puraskar by Surel Samvadini Samvardhan- Belgaum (2002),
  • ITC Sangeet Research Academy Award (2001),
  • Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Smruti Gungaurav Puraskar (2000) from Yojana Pratishthan & Nirgudkar Foundation,
  • Samrat Sanman from Samrat Club International, Goa.
  • Balgandharva Gaurav Puraskar from Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Natya Parishad sponsored by Shrimant Madhavrao Maharaj Shinde (1999),
  • Govindrao Tembe Sangatkar Puraskar (19 January 1998) from Akhil Bhartiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya,
  • Sangeetkar Padmashree Vasant Desai Puraskar from Marathi Natya Parishad,Natvarya Keshavrao Date Puraskar (1995).
  • “Pandit Ram Marathe Puraskar”.

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