Shridhar Phadke
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9 September 1950
Shridhar Phadke | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Shridhar Sudhir Phadke 9 September 1950 |
| Origin | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Genres | Indian classical music |
| Occupations | Singer and composer |
| Instrument | Vocal |
Shridhar S. Phadke (Marathi: श्रीधर फडके, born 9 September 1950) is a famous Marathi language music composer from Maharashtra, India.
Shridhar Phadke was born on 9 September 1950 in Mumbai. He is son of the famous Marathi singer and composer Sudhir Phadke and singer Lalitabai Phadke. He completed his education from D. G. Ruparel College of Arts Science and Commerce[1] and later did his post graduation in Information Technology in United States of America in the decade of 1970. Later he joined Air India. He retired from Air India as Executive Director-IT in the year 2009.
He has not undergone any formal training for music. When Shridhar Phadke was in USA for his post graduation, he composed his first tune for a devotional song Devachiye Dwari. Sudhir Phadke heard this song and appreciated the tune. Sudhir Phadke also sung this song in one of his programs in the USA. Later this song was recorded in the voice of Suresh Wadkar for album Omkar Swaroopa (Marathi: ॐकार स्वरूपा).
