Biography
Myself, Bhimanna Chidanand Jadhav- a true devotee of music, Surmani Bhimanna Jadhav, reknowned Ace Sundari Player. The legendary Sundari Maestro, a man who believes “Sur Hi Ishwar Hai”/ “Music is God”. By virtue of his phenomenal talent he and Sundari are literally synonymous.As a medium of conservation & promotion of this rare instrument myself Bhimanna Jadhav living in Solapur- Maharashtra has been organizing a musical concert by the name 'Sundri Samrat Sidram Jadhav Sanskrutik Kala Mandal'. To encourage the youth talent throughout the country. We have been giving the 'Sundri Samrat Yuva Puraskar' to the Youth talent from various states of India. These reveres are from different fields of music such as; classical singers dancers & reciting artists.
Surmani Bhimanna Jadhav
Bhimanna Jadhav
Performance at Sawai Gandarva Festival
Performance at Yuwa Sangeet Sabha
Sundari Recital by Suramani Bhimanna Jadhav
Sundari Recital by Bhimanna Jadhav
Career
All India Radio [AIR]Pune, Solapur, Nagpur, Gwalior, Bhopal, Guntur, Gulbaarga and Delhi.
Mumbai Doordarshan Sahyadri Channel - twice. Also performed at Nagpur Doordarshan, Bhopal Doordarshan, D. D. Bharti [Delhi], Delhi Doordarshan at Republic Day Celebrations.
Live concerts at :
Maharashtra Festival 'Vividh Kala Mahotsav'
Rashtrapati Bhavan - Delhi on 26th Jan 1998
"Rare Indian Classical Instruments" Bangalore
'Orange City Loknritya Mahotsav' S.Z.C.C. Nagpur,
Tansen Samaroh at Behat, Gwalior
Savai Gandharv Mahotsav Pune in Dec 2002
AIR Live Concerts - Bhopal
Dharwad Utsav at Hubli in nov 2007
Sangeet Natak Academy New Delhi in April 2008
IBN Lokmat Live Concert at Mumbai in August 2008
Programs
This program is a musical cavalcade of Hindustani classical instrumental (Sundari Vadan) with the unique wind instrument sundari. Sundari - a Wind instrument is known as the younger sister of ‘Shehnai’ but it is shorter in size then Shehnai. Sundari is a rare and unique and is limited to Jadhav Family in India only. This Unique Sundari was founded by Late Baburao Jadhav in 1928. In this program Sundari Recital (Sundari Vadan) By Surmani Bhimanna Jadhav
Awards & Achievements
Their efforts & devotion have helped this rare musical instrument 'Sundri' to be included among the list of instruments of Indian Classical Music. National Talent Scholarship, C.C.R.T. Delhi 1991-98
Won Guru Shishya Parampara Scholarship, W.Z.C.C. Udaipur, Rajasthan - 2000
Won Scholarship of Rare Instrumental Sundari from Ustad Allaudin Khan Sangeet Academy, Bhopal in 2001
All India Yuva Puraskar from Aakashwani I am an Empanelled Artiste of Indian Cultural Council of Relation (ICCR) & Ministry of Culture- Government of India. For the propagation & convention of the rare musical instrument Sundri, my name has been independently included by the Cultural Ministry of Government of India.
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