Dhrupad School
of
Sadharani (Dagarvani)
The name Sadharani is derived from the Sadharani Geeti which has been described in the ancient texts. Sharangdev in his treatise on music describes five Geetis.
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suddha
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Bhinna
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Gaudi
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Vegswara/vesara
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Sadharani.
The Sadharani Geeti combines the nuances of all the four Geetis and is yet quite distinct from each of the other Geetis. The Dagarvani followed by the illustrious Dagar Gharana of Dhrupad follows the Sadharani Geeti.
Dhrupad School of Sadharani was started in 2016 by Shri Milind Nafday and Pandit Nikhil Ghorpadkar with sole purpose of promoting and preserving the Dhrupad Style of music and the unique style of Pakhawaj playing that accompanies it by creating awareness and also conducting classes in the dagarvani style of dhrupad, Guru Nana Panse and Guru Khudao Singh Maharaj style of Pakhawaj
Shri Milind Nafday
Shri Milind Nafday is an Electrical Engineer by profession and has worked with a renowned multinational. He started learning Dhrupad under late Ustad Nasir Aminuddin Dagar at the age fourteen. He also had the fortune of listening to Ustad Rahimuddin Dagar and Ustad Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar as he was a frequent visitor to Ustad Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar's home when he was living in Kolkata. Rigorous training in Dhrupad started after completing his engineering under the late Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. He is a Ganda Band shagird of the late Ustad. When Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar passed away in 1990 he was fortunate to be guided and trained by his younger brother Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar. He has learnt from the two ustads for over 30 years. He stays at pune and has started the Dhrupad School of Sadharani with Nikhil Ghorpadkar a renowned Pakhawaj exponent. The sole purpose was to impart training of this rich and illustrious tradition. Today he guides around ten students in this style of singing. Regular lessons are conducted at the Pune School. Foreign students cannot attend regularly so Skype classes are conducted. He follows the teaching methodology of his illustrious Ustad while imparting lessons to his students. He has accompanied Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar on this concert tour.
Pandit Nikhil Ghorpadkar
Pandit Nikhil Ghorpadkar is a well known Pakhawaj player from Maharashtra (India) , and has enchanted audiences all over the country for the past one decade. He belongs to the illustrious unbroken tradition and family of pakhawaj maestros. Beginning from his late forefather Pandit Shankar Bhaiyya (Ghorpadkar) to his world renowned grandfather Late Pandit Vasantarao Ghorpadkar. Nikhil carries on his shoulders the mantle of his forefathers who pursued and spread the Panse Gharana of Pakhawaj. He has expanded his musical horizons through training in the Kudau Singh gharana which he imbibed from the late Pandit Ramakant Pathak of Lucknow.
Born in an atmosphere of Pakhawaj and Dhrupad , Today he is well versed in the traditions of his forefathers or Guru Nana Saheb Panse tradition and also Guru Kudau Singh Maharaj tradition. His father’s maternal side was studded with musicians including pakhawaj players who served as court musicians of the mighty Peshwas.
Pandit Nikhil Ghorpadkar is an em-panelled artist of ICCR and is an artist for all India Radio. Shri Ghorpadkar is an honoured guest at the Lalit Kala Kendra, University of Pune as jury and examiner during under-graduate and post-graduate levels. He has performed in several public and private concerts throughtout India and Europe. He has mastered the instrument as soloist and accompanist which is a formidable combination. He has accompanied many a stalwart of Dhrupad-Dhamar vocalism.
He is passionate about the ancient arts of India and takes it as his bounden duty to heighten the perception of India abroad in the true sense. His undying urge to preserve his tradition in its pristine form sets him apart as an outstanding artiste.
Shri Ashish Lalit
Ashish Lalit assists Shri Milind Nafday in conducting regular Dhrupad Classes at the Dhrupad School of Sadharani. A disciple of the late Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar for 11 years, Shri Ashish Lalit is well versed in the traditional Dhrupad Style of the Dagarvani. He is also a dedicated student of the shastra or theory of music. He frequently also seeks guidance from Pandit Rajshekhar Vyasji of Udaipur, a diciple of the late Ustad Ziauddin, in the Shastras and the influence of Veena on Zakruddin khansaheb's Gayaki tradition. Ashish Lalit first learnt khyal from his first Guru Nutan Gandharva Appasaheb Deshpande of Kolhapur. In year 2002 he became a disciple of Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar and remained so until the demise of the Ustad in 2013. He has been seeking guidance from Ustad Bahauddin Dagar and Shri Milind Nafday. He has assisted Ustad Zia Fariddudin Dagar in his concerts.
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The Sadharani Geeti
