डॉ. अरविंद दिगंबर थत्ते

कलाक्षेत्र- शास्त्रीय संगीत. हार्मोनियम वादन

पत्ता- १४५३, शुक्रवार पेठ, पुणे- ४११००२
फोन. २४४५९२९४
मोबा. ९४०४२३३३८८
ईमेल-adthatte@rediffmail.com
जन्म दिनांक- १७.११.१९५८

गुरु-भारत गायन समाज, दातार बंधू. पं. जसराज, पं. जी.एल. सामंत
विशेष पुरस्कार-

गोविंदराव टेंबे संगीतकार पुरस्कार, रामभाऊ पुजारी प्रतिष्ठान सोलापूर तर्फे कुमार गंधर्व पुरस्कार, इंदूरचा बंडूभैय्या चौगुले पुरस्कार, गानवर्धन तर्फे कै. लिलाताई जावळकर पुरस्कार आणि स्वर-लय रत्न ही उपाधी.

विशेष माहिती-

गणितात पी.एच.डी., सर्व मोठ्या गायक-गाय़िकांबरोबर हार्मोनियमची संगत. संगीत विमर्श या नावाचा शास्त्रीय संगीतावरील ग्रंथ लेखन.


(संस्कार भारतीच्या कलायात्री दैनंदिनी २०१२ मधून साभार)


Arawind Dr. Arawind D. Thatte
Arawind, a Ph.D. in Mathematics, is an outstanding soloist as well as a renowned accompanist. [He is one of the rare Harmonium players having a good training in the Vocal Music.] He has contributed considerably, towards establishing Harmonium as a solo instrument. He has given many solo performances, and has delighted and held spellbound his audiences with his own distinct classic style. He has done valuable research in music / musicology; {the topics of his research are Shrutee (shades of notes), musical scales, the system of Raagas, techniques of doing Riyaaj (practice), presentation and forms of presentation in the North Indian Classical Music, construction / tuning / technique of Harmonium, Shrutee Harmoniums, etc.} He is a good composer and has created some excellent classical compositions for Harmonium as well as vocal music.
He has written a book – Sangeet Vimarsha – on the North Indian Classical Music. It deals with the theoretical, abstract, analytical, technical as well as the practical aspects of the concerned subject. (It will certainly open the eyes of the musicians as well as the musicologists in many ways.) The book presents and explains so many important points that normally disciples do not get from their Gurus (teachers). It serves the purpose of motivating the students as well as the musicians (the vocalists as well as the instrumentalists).
He is a second rank holder at graduation, in the University of Poona, a first class M.Sc., 'A' grade M.Phil. and a Ph.D. in Pure Mathematics.
Excellent tuning, melodious playing, clarity of notes even at high speed, maintaining continuity of notes whenever required, excellent self evolved style of fingering, beautiful cross - rhythmic patterns, various styles of "Jhala", different kinds of "Jaaties" (related to "Laya"), "Tihaees", pure classical performance with a variety of forms of presentation, the Gwalior style of "Tappa"(which is very rarely heard), presentation with the blend of vocal as well as instrumental style with special features of the instrument-Harmonium, are some of the highlights of his performance. He is the first one who has considerably developed and presented 'Layakari' on the Harmonium. Also, he is one of the very few artists who present Tappa efficiently.
Born [1958] in a musical family of intellectuals, with both his father and brother exponents of Harmonium, he naturally learned the instrument on his own as a child. He also played Tabla under the guidance of Late Pt. G.L.Samant. He was trained in vocal music in Bharat Gayan Samaj (Pune). He then received guidance and encouragement from Shri. Suhas Datar and Shri.Sudhir Datar. From 1981 to 1996, he was closely associated with Pt. Jasraj, both as a disciple (for vocal music) and a Harmonium accompanist. He has accompanied Pt. Kumar Gandharva, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Pt. Jasraj, Smt. Malini Rajurkar, Smt. Kishori Amonkar, Smt. Mogubai Kurdikar, Dr. Prabha Atre, Smt. Parveen Sultana, Pt . Niwruttibua Sarnaik, Pt. Gajananbua Joshi, Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur, Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande, Pt. Ram Marathe, Pt. K.G. Ginde, Pt.Balasaheb Poochhwale, Pt.Yashwantbua Joshi, Pt. Jeetendra Abhisheki, Smt. Laxmi Shankar, Smt. Shobha Gurtu, Pt. C.R. Vyas, Smt. Manik Varma, Smt. Gangubai Hangal, Smt. Girijadevi and many others - a large spectrum of a variety of styles. He has participated in 1000 to 1200 classical music concerts. He has also participated in more than 125 programs of Marathi light music - “Mantarlelya Chaitrabanat “. He played Organ with Marathi drama [Smt. Jaymala Shiledar’s group] and with Pt. Bhimsen Joshi’s “Santawani”.
Arawind was the recipient of the first prize in All India Radio solo competition in 1982. He was awarded the coveted First Kumar Gandharva Puraskar from Shri. Ram Pujari Pratishthan (Solapur) in 1993, for his dedication to Indian Classical Music. In 2002, he was awarded the first Bandubhaiyya Chaugule Sanman from Indore [Madhya Pradesh]. In 2003, he was also awarded the Govindrao Tembe Sangatkar Puraskar from the Gandharva Mahavidyalay, Pune. He was awarded Smt. Leelatai Jalgaonkar Puraskar [given by Pt. Appasaheb Jalgaonkar and Ganavardhan, Pune] in the year 2008. Also, he was honored with the title ‘Swar-Lay Ratna’ by Ganavardhan, Pune in 2008.
He has to his credit several music cassettes and CDs, with a variety of vocalists. A Philadelphia based company (Neelam Audio & Video) has published a CD of Arawind’s Harmonium solo in 1996. (This was the first time ever, Harmonium was published on a CD). Alurkar Music House (Pune) has published two recordings of Arawind’s solo. Rainbow Music Company has also published 2 CD’s and Cassettes of his solo Harmonium.
He has developed a special skill in tuning the Harmonium, which has been appreciated by all the leading musicians. He is amongst the very few who tune the Harmonium with great perfection. He has always been very keen on using the Harmonium that is specially tuned for a particular base-note in every concert. He has studied the instrument in great depth to develop an entirely new, logical and appealing style of presenting this controversial but immensely entertaining instrument. He has his own thoughts and approach towards the entire music, particularly towards establishing the Harmonium as a solo instrument. Several eminent musicians have appreciated Arawind’s rational intellectual approach.
He has traveled extensively in the East and West. He has visited U.S.A., Canada, U. K., Germany, Switzerland, France, Kenya, Mauritius, Muscat, Bahrain, Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Morocco, Hong Kong and Singapore for music programs. He has also performed all over India; in the national programs of All India Radio, Television and in almost all the prestigious music conferences.
Important solo performances
Delhi- Visnu Digambar Jayantee Samaroha
Hyderabad- Pt.Maniram and Pt.Motiram Sangeet Samaroha
Kolhapur- Shahoo Sangeet Samaroha
Bombay- Dadar Matunga Music Circle
Kundgol- Sawai Gandharva Music Festival
Pune- Pune Festival, also many other performances
Delhi- India International Center
Dewas- for Pt.Kumar Gandharva smruti
Indore- many performances
Bombay- Dombivli-Shivanand Sangeet Pratishthan
Bombay- Thane-Pt.Rambhau Marathe Punnyatithee
Bhubaneshwar-Bhubaneshwar Music Circle
Dharwad- Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur festival
Lucknow - Pt. Bhatkhande's 151st Anniversary Festval