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पंडीत जितेंद्र अभिषेकी म्हणून फामाद जालालो गणेश बलवंत नवते भारतीय शास्त्रीय, लघु शास्त्रीय आनी भक्ती संगीत विद्वांस, संगीत संयोजक आनी ख्यात गायक जावनशीलो. तो पाद्ये कर्हाडे ब्राह्मण कुटुंबांत गोवाचे मंगेशींत जल्मलो. तागेले बापय बलवंतराव भिकांभट मंगेशी देवळाचो अर्चक, दीनानाथ मंगेशकराले शिष्य आनी कीर्तनकार जावनशीलो. 1960 इसवींत मराठी नाट्य संगीताक पुनरुज्जीवन दिलेले ख्याती जितेंद्राक पावता. हिंदूस्तानी शास्त्रीय संगीताचे प्रमुख संगीतकारां सारके ठुम्री, तप्पा, भजन आनी भावगीत प्रकारांत ताणे प्रावीण्य घेतलां. आनी ताचो प्रभाव मराठी नाट्य संगीतांत पोळोवचाक मेळता.
वृत्ती जीवन
जितेंद्राक संगीताचे प्राथमीक शि्क्षण तागेलो बापय बलवंतराव बिकांभटान दिलें. उप्रांत आग्रा घरानाचे जगन्नाथ भुवा, खुर्जा घरानाचे अज़्मत हुसेन खान, जैपुर घरानाचे गुल्लुभाय जस्दनवाला हांगेलागी घेतलें. ताणे संस्कृत साहित्यांत पदवी जोडले उप्रांत आकाशवाणी मुंबयींत वृत्ती आरंभ केलें. थंय ताका रेडियो कार्यक्रमाक संगीत संयोजन करचो अवकाश लाभलो. त्याच वेळार ताका ऊंचले तरबेत खातीर भारत सरकाराचे विद्यार्थी वेतन लाभलें. ताणे साभार 25 मराठी सिनेमाक पार्श्वगायन केलां. होमी भाभा फ़ेलोशिप मेळतच अमेरिकांत सितार वादक रविशंकराले संगीत शाळेंत संगीत शिकयतालो. गोवांत कला अकाडेमींत गोवा राज्याचे विद्यार्थींक मार्गदर्शन दितालो. तागेलो पूत शौनक अभिषेकी सहीत आशा खाडिलकर, देवकी पंडीत, शुभा मुद्गल, अजीत कडकडे, राजा काळे, प्रभाकर कारेकर, विजय कोपरकर, समीर दुब्ले, डा. हृषिकेश मजुमदार आनी महेश काळे तागेले ख्यात शिष्य जावनसात.
मान सम्मान
जितेंद्र अभिषेकीक तागेले संगीत साधनेक साभार मान सम्मान लाभाल्यात. त्या पयकी पद्म श्री (1988), महाराष्ट्र गौरव पुरस्कार (1990), गोमांतक मराठी अकाडेमी पुरस्कार (1992), बालगंधर्व प्रशस्ती (1995), सुरश्री केसरबाय केरकर प्रशस्ती (1996), मास्टर दीनानाथ स्मृती प्रशस्ती (1996), लता मंगेशकर प्रशस्ती (1996), बालगंधर्व प्रशस्ती (नाट्यपरिषद, 1997) कैलास मठ, नासीक तरफेन सरस्वती पुरस्कार, नाट्यदर्पण पुरस्कार प्रमुख जावनसात. ताका होमी भाभा फ़ेलोशिप लाभलां. गोवांत दर वरस पंडीत जितेंद्र अभिषेकी संगीत महोत्सव मांडोवन हाडतात.
Ganesh Balawant Nawathe, better known as Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki was an Indian vocalist, composer and scholar of Indian classical, semi-classical and devotional music. Abhisheki was born in Padhye Karhade Brahmin family in Mangueshi, Goa. His father, Balawantarao Bhikambhat, was a temple priest, a Kirtankar and desciple of Deenanath Mangeshkar. He distinguished himself in Hindustani music. He is also credited for the revival of the Marathi musical theatre in the 1960s. He has been praised as being among the stalwarts of Hindustani classical music who mastered other musical forms such as thumri, tappa, bhajan and bhavageet.
Career
Jitendra learnt the basic of Hindustani classical music from his father Balawantrao Bikambhat. He received further training from Jagannath Bhua purohit of Agra Gharana, Azmat Hussain Khan of Khurja Gharana and Gullubhai Jasdanwala of Jaipur Gharana. After receiving a degree in Sanskrit literature, he joined All India Radio, Mumbai. There he got an opportunity to display his musical talents by composing several pieces for radio programs. He received a scholarship from the Indian Government for advanced training in Hindustani classical music. He composed vocal as well as background music for 25 Marathi plays. After receiving Homi Bhabha fellowship, he joined as a tutor at a music school run in the USA by Sitarist Ravi Shanker. He also gave counselling and guidence to the students of Goa state with association of Kala Academy. Abhisheki’s well-known musical desciples were , Asha Khadilkar, Devaki Pandit, Shubha Mudgal, Hemant Pendse, Ajit Kadkade, Raja Kale, Prabhakar Karekar, Vijay Koparkar, Sameer Dublay, Dr.Hrishikesh Majumdar Mahesh Kale including his son Shaunak Abhisheki .
Awards
Jitendra Abhisheki received many awards and recognition in the field of Music. He received Padma Shri (1988), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1989), Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar (1990), Gomantak Marathi Academy Award (1992), Balagandharva Award (1995), Surashree Kesarbai Kerkar Award (1996), Master Deenanath Smriti Award (1996), Lata Mangeshkar Award (1996), Balagandharva Award (Natya Parishad, 1997), Saraswati Award from Kailas Math, Nasik in 1997. Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki Sangeet Mahotsav is held annually in Goa.
