Vishwanathbuwa Jadhav [SEP] country of citizenship
the "father of Indian cinema". It was the first sound film and the last film to be directed by Phalke. In 1938, he also composed music for the mythological film "Dhurva Kumar" based on Dhruva's story. The film starred actors Kumar Prabhakar and Raja Paranjape.
On 4 April 1952, Vishwanath was honoured by the first President of India, Rajendra Prasad, at the golden jubilee celebrations of the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya at Delhi.
Legacy.
Jadhav has three sons, who are also classical singers
and who run the Pandit Vishwanathbuwa Jadhav Memorial Committee (PVJMC) which promotes Hindustani music. In May 2012, the committee submitted a collection of about 500 notations of various bandishes that Jadhav preserved of his learning from his gurus Nissar Hussein Khan and Abdul Karim Khan, to a Pune-based group Pune Bharat Gayan Samaj (PBGS).
Further reading.
- "Hamare Sangeet Ratna" (Hindi, pg. 392)- Shri Laxmi Narayan Garg – Editor, Sangeet Karyalaya, Hathras (UP)
- "Thor Sangeetkaranchi