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1953-1960 - Establishing Tradition

First Sawai Gandharva Memorial – 1953

Venue: Lakshmi Krida Mandir, Pune

(Complete artist lists for 1952–60 and 1963 could not be fully recovered.)

1. Pt. Bhimsen Joshi (Vocal) – Raga Lalit

2. Dr. Nanasaheb Deshpande (Vocal) – “Kais Kunwarwa Jagar Hatwa”

3. Shri Balasaheb Atre (Vocal) – Raga Puriya

Second Sawai Gandharva Memorial – 1954

Venue: Lakshmi Krida Mandir, Pune

1. Ustad Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan (Sitar)

2. Smt. Rohini Bhate (Bharatanatyam) with Appa Jalgaonkar on harmonium

3. Smt. Hirabai Barodekar & Smt. Saraswatibai Rane (Vocal Jugalbandi)

4. Pt. Bhimsen Joshi (Vocal) – Lalit

5. Shri Prahladbuwa Joshi (Vocal)

Third Sawai Gandharva Memorial – 1955

Venue: Motibag, Shaniwar Peth, Pune

1. Pt. Bhimsen Joshi (Vocal) – Todi, Jogiya, Thumri

2. Ustad Ahmedjan Thirakhwa (Tabla)

3. Shri Kagalakar (Vocal)

4. Shri Sangameshwar Gurav (Vocal)

5. Smt. Mogubai Kurdikar (Vocal) – Bihagda

Fourth Sawai Gandharva Memorial – 1956

Venue: Motibag, Shaniwar Peth, Pune

Note: The complete list of performers could not be obtained.

Fifth Sawai Gandharva Memorial – 1957

Venue: Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya School, Pune

1. Ustad Mohammad Khan, Afghanistan (Vocal) – Malkauns

2. Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (Vocal)

3. Ustad Vilayat Hussain Khan (Sitar)

4. Ustad Ali Akbar Khan (Sarod)

Sixth Sawai Gandharva Memorial – 1958

Venue: Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya School, Pune

1. Shri Ramkrishna Patwardhan (Vocal)

Seventh Sawai Gandharva Memorial – 1959

Venue: Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya School, Pune

1. Smt. Jaymala Shiledar (Vocal)

2. Shri Ajay Pohankar (Vocal)

Eighth Sawai Gandharva Memorial – 1960

Venue: Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya School, Pune

1. Dr. V. V. Patankar (Vocal)

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