Prakash Khandge

Dr. Prakash Khandge is an Indian academic, researcher and writer based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. His specialisation is folk dances of Maharashtra.[1][2] He is a member of the Sangeet Natak Akademi and he is the founder and head of Lok Kala Academy (Performing folk arts department) of the University of Mumbai.[3][4] He was president of the 2011 Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Lok Kala Sammelan held at Karad.[5]

Personal life

Khandge was born in Pimpalgaon tarfe narayangaon a village in [pune district]]. His father and grandfather were kirtankars. He grew up in an atmosphere surrounded by traditional devotional practices such as the singing of kakad arti and abhang the reading out of Hari-vijay, Pandav-pratap, Navnath and the like. He participated in the vari at age 9. When Khandge was in fourth standard, he relocated to Mumbai's working-class neighbourhood of Lalbaug, There he was exposed to folk performing art forms such as Balya dance, Gajnritya, Talwar dandpatte, Zimma phugdya and the like..[6]

Books
  • Bhandar buka[7]
  • Nohe eklyacha khel - (autobiography)[8]
  • Khandoba che jagran based on his doctoral thesis "Jagran - Ek vidhinatya: itihas, vangmaya, prayog'".[9][10]
  • Chal mazya payat[6]
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References
  1. "What's wrong with the Pinga song? | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  2. "Pune: Protest on Dec 12 to demand removal of songs 'Pinga', 'Malhari' from Bajirao Mastani". The Indian Express. 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  3. "People of pride - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  4. "Lok Kala Academy keeps passion for indigenous performing folk arts alive". Zee News. 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  5. Sayed, Ziyauddin. "लोककला संमेलनाच्या अध्यक्षपदी डॉ. प्रकाश खांडगे". archive.loksatta.com. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  6. "His heart, mind and soul rest in folk arts - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  7. "कीर्तन". navshakti.co.in. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  8. "प्रांजळ आणि मोकळे आत्मकथन". Maharashtra Times. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  9. "'खंडोबाचे जागरण' पुस्तकाचे प्रकाशन". Maharashtra Times. 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  10. Damle, Deepak. "विधिनाटय़ाचे साक्षेपी संशोधन". archive.loksatta.com. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
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