Shakuntala Bharne | |
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Occupation(s) | Vocalist, writer, poet and announcer at All India Radio |
Shakuntala Bharne is an Indian vocalist, writer, poet and announcer at All India Radio.[1][2] She is a writer and activist of the Konkani language agitation.[3]
She trained in music under the guidance of Gangubai Hangal, in Hubli. She has done a double graduation. She has written two books on music - Swaranand and Naadbrahm, for which she received Goa Konkani Akademi and Konkani Bhasha Mandal award. She also wrote the biography of Pt. Prabhakar Karekar.[4] She released an album called Goph at Swaranjali, a tribute concert to Gangubai Hangal.[5] She was one of the poets at Uttējana, a poetry recital in Konkani, in 2014.[6] In 2016, she performed at Vasant Bahar - Konkani Geetancho Haar, a Konkani musical programme.[7] In 2017, she performed at Ghumttachem Fest, in Socorro, Goa.[8] She was also part of the Multilingual Poetry Convention organised in Dadar, Mumbai, by Sahitya Akademi.[9] She hosted the Swarasamrani Girijatai Kelkar music festival in 2018.[10] She was also part of The Navhind Times' series, Your Career Matters in 2019.[11]