Devaki Pandit is a playback singer from Maharashtra, India. She is also a trained classical singer. Besides Marathi, she has also sung songs in Hindi.
Devaki was introduced to music at the age of two, and is a third generation musician from the Pandit household. She received her initial music training from her mother Usha Pandit.
She gave her to her first stage performance at age nine. In 1977, at the age of twelve she recorded her first song – a balgeet (translation: a song for children) for Polydor Records.
In 1986, she recorded her first playback song for the Ardhangi which went on to win her the Maharashtra State Award for “Best Female Playback Singer”.
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After initial guidance by her mother, Devaki trained under Vasantrao Kulkarni for 10 years, Jitendra Abhisheki for twelve years and from Kishori Amonkarfor four years. For the last eight years, Devaki has been receiving instruction from Babanrao Haldankar.
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Awards and recognitions
Kesarbai Kerkar Scholarship – the only person to receive it twice consecutively
1986 – Maharashtra State Award for “Best Female Playback Singer” (Film Ardhangi)
2001 and 2002 – Alpha Gaurav Puraskar
2002 – Maharashtra Government Award for “Best Female Playback Singer”
2002 – Mewati Gharana Award
2006 – Aditya Birla Kala Kiran Award
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