Shyamla Bhave

Born into an art-loving family. Dr. Vishnudas Bhave, the pioneer of modern Marathi plays. Shyamla Bhave's name may not be familiar to today's generation in Maharashtra, but once upon a time, this bipolar artist had conquered the whole country from the capital of Karnataka, Bangalore, only with her music. The Bhave family left Maharashtra and moved to Bangalore because of Vishnu Digambar Paluskar. Shyamlatai's father Govindrao was a disciple of Paluskar. He was ordered to go there to spread Indian music and without any thought he reached there. As Shyamlatai proved her mastery of North Hindustani and Carnatic music at the same time, she was in fact conferred the title of 'Ubayaganvidushi' by Sir Visvesvaraya. Her bridesmaids did cheese all their lives.

Singing for the first time at the age of six, she made a significant contribution to the development and dissemination of music in later life. But the blessings of the company of great men who were written on his behalf were wonderful! That is, Balgandharva and Ma. Dinanath was sung by two such veterans. Sir Visvesvaraya to D.Litt. Shyamalatai did a great job of preserving these two traditions in later life by bringing together the two musical traditions that had clashed with each other in the Indian Kalangana at the graduation ceremony. Her performance as the President of Karnataka Sangeet Nritya Akademi is still remembered by all. There are two tambourines behind the singer in Indian music concerts. One of them is Panchama, the other is Nishad. Shyamalatai incorporated these two tambourines into a single six-string tambourine. The experiment received spontaneous applause from the artists. Proving his mastery in the three realms of singing, playing and dancing, Shyamlatai used to sing in ten to twelve languages. Shyamalatai, who captured the entire concert in the first tone, became popular in both musical traditions and as a classical artist.

The Mysore Open University honored the Honorable D.Litt. This degree was also awarded to him. A collection of various instruments is his favorite work. Many such instruments are kept in his house. It is true that the Bhave family, who reached Karnataka from Sangli with the intention of spreading Hindustani music, connected with the local community. But it should be noted that in the art-loving social affairs of Karnataka, the artists who sang without the music tradition were also treated very kindly. Karnataka also gave the title of Empress of Music to Gangubai Hangal, who sang only Hindustani music. Shyamalatai shows how important it is for other states to take this step in the field of art. With his demise, the tone of the two traditions has disappeared.