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Hirabai Barodekar
Indian Hindustani classical vocalist of Kirana gharana style (1905-1989)
Musical artist
Hirābai Barodekar (1905–1989) was an Indian Hindustāni classical music singer, of Kirana gharana.
She was disciple of Ustād Abdul Wahid Khān.[2]
Early life and background
Hirabai was born as Champākali to Kirānā Gharānā master Ustād Abdul Karim Khān and Tārābāi Māne. Tarabai was the daughter of Sardār Māruti Rāo Māne, a brother of princely Barodā state's "Rajmātā" during the middle of the 19th century.
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Abdul Karim Khan was the court musician in Baroda when Tarabai was young, and he taught her music. The two fell in love and decided to get married; but Tarabai's parents disapproved of the alliance, and the couple had to leave the state (along with Abdul Karim's brother, Ustād Abdul Haq Khān).
The couple moved to Bombay (Mumbai), and had two sons: Suresh or Abdul Rehmān, and Krishnā; and three daughters: Champākali, Gulāb, and Sakinā or Chhotutāi. In their adu