Pandit C R Vyas
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Chintaman Raghunath Vyas (9 November 1924 – 10 January 2002), popularly known as C. R. Vyas was an India
n classical singer. He was renowned for singing khyal
style.
, Maharashtra
, into a family of Sanskrit
scholars and Hari
kirtankars. He was influenced by the singing, of his father and grandfather, episodes from Ramayan and Mahabharata
.
He had his initial training from Govindrao Bhatambrekar of the Kirana gharana
for a decade. Then he learnt from Rajamrambuva Paradkar of Gwalior Gharana
. While he was training in the Gwalior style of singing, he was impressed by Jagannathbuwa Purohit
who belonged to Agra Gharana
and started learning from him. He also got the guidance from Yeshwantbuva Mirashi. He was benefited by other scholar musicians namely Acharya
S N Ratanjankar, Chidanand Nagarkar, S. C. R. Bhat and K. G. Ginde.
s. However, the influence of the Gwalior gayaki, is quite prominent. His musical performance clearly shows his efforts, honesty and devotion towards music. Music was penance for him and a pathway to the almighty. Music was his first love, first commitment and his first passion.
He was a leading artist in AIR and on TV. He has participated in major musical events in India as well as abroad.
Among his disciples are Prabhakar Karekar
, Kunda Veling, Sanjeev Chimmalgi
, Ganapati Bhat, Alka Joglekar, and his son, Suhas Vyas. Jitendra Abhisheki
was his student for almost ten years.
. He composed more than 200 bandish
es in different ragas under the pen-name Gunijan. As a tribute to his Guru
Gunidas he started the Gunidass Sangeet
Sammelan in 1977. He has written a book Raag Sarita which sums up his great work in the field of music.
This album features Live recordings of Pandit Jasraj
, Bhimsen Joshi
& Vyas
This double volume album will feature the great Hindustani classical vocalist Vyas. The maestro has rendered in this album ragas like Bihag, Bimpalasi and Ahiri Lalit to name a few.
Live Recording In Mumbai
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n classical singer. He was renowned for singing khyal
Khyal
Khyal is the modern genre of classical singing in North India. Its name comes from an Arabic word meaning "imagination". It is thought to have developed out of the qawwali singing style. It appeared more recently than dhrupad, is a more free and flexible form, and it provides greater scope for...
style.
Early life
C. R. Vyas was born in OsmanabadOsmanabad
Osmanabad is a city and a municipal council in Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:The city of Osmanabad is located at . It has an average elevation of 647 metres ....
, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, into a family of Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
scholars and Hari
Hari
Hari is an Avatar, another name of and , and appears as the 650th name in the Vishnu sahasranama of Mahabharata. In Sanskrit "hari" sometimes refers to a colour, green, yellow, or fawn-coloured/khaki. It is the colour of the Sun and of Soma...
kirtankars. He was influenced by the singing, of his father and grandfather, episodes from Ramayan and Mahabharata
Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India and Nepal, the other being the Ramayana. The epic is part of itihasa....
.
He had his initial training from Govindrao Bhatambrekar of the Kirana gharana
Kirana Gharana
Kirana Gharana is one of the most prolific Hindustani khyal gharanas.-History:The name of this school of music derives from Kirana or Kairana, a town and tehsil of Muzzafarnagar District in Uttar Pradesh...
for a decade. Then he learnt from Rajamrambuva Paradkar of Gwalior Gharana
Gwalior gharana
The Gwalior Gharana is one of the oldest Khyal Gharanas. The rise of the Gwalior Gharana started with the reign of the great Mughal emperor Akbar...
. While he was training in the Gwalior style of singing, he was impressed by Jagannathbuwa Purohit
Jagannathbuwa Purohit
Jagannath buwa Purohit was a singer and teacher of Hindustani classical music. He learnt under various gurus, the chief being Vilayat Hussein Khan of Agra Gharana...
who belonged to Agra Gharana
Agra gharana
Agra Gharana is a tradition of Hindustani Classical Vocal Music descended from the Nauhar Bani. So far, Nauhar Bani has been traced back to around 1300 AD, during the reign of Emperor Allauddin Khilji of Delhi....
and started learning from him. He also got the guidance from Yeshwantbuva Mirashi. He was benefited by other scholar musicians namely Acharya
Acharya
In Indian religions and society, an acharya is a guide or instructor in religious matters; founder, or leader of a sect; or a highly learned man or a title affixed to the names of learned men...
S N Ratanjankar, Chidanand Nagarkar, S. C. R. Bhat and K. G. Ginde.
Career
C. R. Vyas was having an open throated voice and has created his own style with the nice blend of different flavours from all these gharanaGharana
In Hindustani music, a gharānā is a system of social organization linking musicians or dancers by lineage or apprenticeship, and by adherence to a particular musical style. A gharana also indicates a comprehensive musicological ideology. This ideology sometimes changes substantially from one...
s. However, the influence of the Gwalior gayaki, is quite prominent. His musical performance clearly shows his efforts, honesty and devotion towards music. Music was penance for him and a pathway to the almighty. Music was his first love, first commitment and his first passion.
He was a leading artist in AIR and on TV. He has participated in major musical events in India as well as abroad.
Among his disciples are Prabhakar Karekar
Prabhakar Karekar
Prabhakar Karekar is an award-winning Indian Classical vocalist born in Juvem, Goa, who received training from masters of the Agra gharana and Gwalior gharana. Karekar is also an All India Radio artist. He was initiated in classical music by Suresh Haldankar. The famous exponents Jitendra...
, Kunda Veling, Sanjeev Chimmalgi
Sanjeev Chimmalgi
Sanjeev Chimmalgi is a Indian Hindustani vocalist. He is a disciple of the master composer, musician and revered guru, Pandit C. R. Vyas. His music reflects the voice culture of Kirana gharana as well as the bandish oriented singing of the Gwalior gharana/ Agra gharana.-Early life:Sanjeev...
, Ganapati Bhat, Alka Joglekar, and his son, Suhas Vyas. Jitendra Abhisheki
Jitendra Abhisheki
Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki was an Indian vocalist, composer and scholar of classical, semi-classical, and devotional music...
was his student for almost ten years.
Contribution to music
He was also engaged in research on traditional ragas and compositions. The new ragas composed by him shows the height of his musical talant. Shiv-abhogi, Dhanakoni-Kalyan, Sagera, Shuddha Ranjini, Sanjogiya and several other ragas composed by Vyas are popularly heard in concerts. His personality had another wonderful flavour of compsing bandishBandish
Bandish, Cheez or Gat is a fixed, melodic composition in Hindustani vocal or instrumental music. It is set in a specific raga, performed with rhythmic accompaniment by a tabla or pakhavaj, a steady drone, and melodic accompaniment by a sarangi, violin or harmonium. There are different ways of...
. He composed more than 200 bandish
Bandish
Bandish, Cheez or Gat is a fixed, melodic composition in Hindustani vocal or instrumental music. It is set in a specific raga, performed with rhythmic accompaniment by a tabla or pakhavaj, a steady drone, and melodic accompaniment by a sarangi, violin or harmonium. There are different ways of...
es in different ragas under the pen-name Gunijan. As a tribute to his Guru
Guru
A guru is one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom, and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others . Other forms of manifestation of this principle can include parents, school teachers, non-human objects and even one's own intellectual discipline, if the...
Gunidas he started the Gunidass Sangeet
Sangeet
The term sangeet is Sanskrit which may be translated into English as sung together, or singing with instrumental accompaniment and has several definitions - all of which are derived from its origins.-Classical music study:...
Sammelan in 1977. He has written a book Raag Sarita which sums up his great work in the field of music.
Awards and recognitions
- TansenTansenMia Tansen is considered among the greatest composer-musicians in Hindustani classical music. He was an extraordinarily gifted vocalist, known for a large number of compositions, and also an instrumentalist who popularized and improved the rabab .He was among the Navaratnas at the court of the...
Sanman by Government of Madhya PradeshMadhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
in 1999 - Master Dinanath MangeshkarDinanath MangeshkarDinanath Mangeshkar was a well-known Marathi theatre actor, a renowned Natya Sangeet musician and an exceptional Hindustani classical vocalist....
Puraskar in 1999 - MarathwadaMarathwadaThe name Marathwada identifies one of the five regions in Maharashtra state of India. The region coincides with the Aurangabad Division.-Historical highlights:...
Gaurav Puraskar in 1998 - Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan Award in 1994
- Padma BhushanPadma BhushanThe Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...
in 1992 - MaharashtraMaharashtraMaharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
Gaurav Puraskar in 1990 - Sangeet Natak Akademi AwardSangeet Natak Akademi AwardSangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists. The award consists since 2003 of Rs. 50,000, a citation, an angavastram , and a tamrapatra...
in 1987
Discography
- Etched in Time - Pandit C. R. Vyas (VCD - Released in 2007)
- Tapasya - Vol 1 & 2 (2005)
This album features Live recordings of Pandit Jasraj
Pandit Jasraj
Pandit Jasraj is an Indian classical vocalist. He is the foremost exponent of the Mewati Gharana of Hindustani classical music.-Early life:Jasraj was born in Hisar, Haryana in an orthodox brahmin family to Pandit Motiramji, a classical exponent. His family is well known for singing in the Mewati...
, Bhimsen Joshi
Bhimsen Joshi
Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi ; February 4, 1922 - January 24, 2011) was an Indian vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition. A member of the Kirana Gharana , he is renowned for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music...
& Vyas
- Sangeet Sartaj - C R Vyas (Vocal)
This double volume album will feature the great Hindustani classical vocalist Vyas. The maestro has rendered in this album ragas like Bihag, Bimpalasi and Ahiri Lalit to name a few.
- Eternal Rhapsody - C R Vyas
Live Recording In Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...