Deenanath Mangeshkar is an Indian musician, singer, and theater actor. He is well versed in Indian classical, Indian semi classical, and Natya Sangeet. Legendary Indian singers – Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Meena Khadikar, Usha Mangeshkar, and Hridaynath Mangeshkar are his daughters and sons.
Wiki/Biography
Deenanath Mangeshkar was born on Saturday, 29 December 1900 (age 41 years; at death) in Mangeshi, Goa, Portuguese India (Kingdom of Portugal), (Now Goa, India). His zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Physical appearance
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Family
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is Ganesh Bhatt Navathe Hardikar (Abhisheki), and his mother’s name is Yesubai Rane.
Wife & Children
Deenanath Mangeshkar married Narmada, who was later renamed “Shrimati” by his in-laws in 1922. Soon after Narmada’s death, Deenanath remarried Shevanti in 1927.
(From Left to Right) Smt. Shevanti Mangeshkar (Wife), Asha (on her mother’s lap), Lata Mangeshkar, Master Deenanath Mangeshkar, and Meena
The couple has four daughters and a son. The names of their daughters are Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Meena Khadikar, and Usha Mangeshkar. Lata Mangeshkar was their eldest daughter and legendary Indian playback singer, who died at the age of 92, on February 6, 2022, at Breach Candy Hospital Trust, Mumbai. Their son’s name is Hridaynath Mangeshkar.
Deenanath Mangeshkar’s five children
Early Life
Deenanath Mangeshkar’s family had its roots in Portuguese India (now Goa), and he was born into a Mangeshi family. Deenanath’s father was a Karhade Brahmin who was the priest of the famous Mangeshi Temple of Goa. However, his mother was born into the Devadasi community in Goa. She is called upon to sing and dance at religious, cultural, and festival ceremonies and rituals organized at the Mangeshi temple and has musical talent. She was Deenanath’s father’s mistress. The famous Gomantak Maratha Samaj in Goa was later formed from the Devadasi community. The name of the village is Mangeshi which is located in Goa. Deenanath’s father adopted the surname ‘Hardikar’ as his ancestors belonged to a family of priests who used to perform the ritual bathing of Lord Shiva’s Lingaa at the Mangeshi Temple. This ceremony is called ‘Abhishekam.’ This is mentioned in the book titled ‘In search of Lata Mangeshkar,’ released by Harish Bhimani in 1995. The ancestors and her family are considered as the ‘Abhishekis’ of Goa. However, Deenanath was more interested in music and singing because his mother was a great singer and dancer. Later, in his teenage years, Deenanath changed his surname from Abhisheki to Mangeshkar which means Linga of Lord Shiva. In Goa, in the Mangeshi temple, the Linga of Lord Shiva is worshiped by the Abhishekhi community.
Music Education
Deenanath Mangeshkar did not attend any school to achieve formal education but started learning music and singing when he was five years old. His first teacher was Shri Baba Mashelkar, and he studied music from him at the Gwalior school. Soon after completing his musical education from Maleshkar, he became a disciple of Gayanacharya Pundit Ramkrishnabua Vaze. Later, he attended the music lessons of Pundit Sukhdev Prasad, who was the father of the famous Indian classical singer Pandit Mani Prasad of the Kirana Gharana and was an accomplished Bikaner classical music coach. Deenanath Mangeshkar started working with Kirloskar Sangeet Mandali and Kirloskar Natak Mandali and started performing singing and musical performances on stage when he was eleven years old. Later, Deenanath Mangeshkar left Kirloskar Natak Mandali to form his own Balwant Mandali which he established with his friends Chintamanrao Kolhatkar and Krishnarao Kolhapure.
Marathi theatre
Deenanath Mangeshkar is a very handsome man with an amazing melodious voice. Soon, he became the producer of several Marathi language stage shows and achieved considerable publicity through his musical and drama shows. Bal Gandharva, who is a famous face of Marathi theatre, offered Deenanath Mangeshkar to join his organization and also stated that when Deenanath would join his Mandali then he would throw rupees at Deenanath’s feet to welcome him.
acting
Soon after gaining immense popularity in the Indian music industry, Deenanath Mangeshkar began producing films shot in Hindi and Marathi in the 1930s. He started acting in his own scripted films including Krishnarjun Yuddha. The songs in the films are also picturized on it. Later, Deenanath Mangeshkar became a disciple of Ramkrishna Vaze to perfect his Indian classical music.
Astrology and Numerology
The dramas and stage shows produced by Deenanath Mangeshkar are believed to be named after five letters with anuswar (diacritics) on the third letter. He believes that these names are lucky for him. Shows like Ranadunubhi (রানুদুদুভি), Rajsanyas (राजसंयास), Deshkantak (देशकंतक) are some examples of his beliefs. Deenanath’s theater show songs were mostly composed by Vaze Bua. These are patriotic songs and are successful among listeners.
Theater Show
The names of his theater shows are Manapaman (मानापमान), Ranadundubhi (रांदुंदुभी), Punyaprabhaav (पुण्यप्रभाव), Sanyasta Khadga (संन्यस्थुद्ग), Rajsanyaas (राजसंदुभी), Deshkantak (देश्वरभाव), Sanyasta Khadga (संन्यस्टुभु), Rajsanyaas (राजसंदुभी), Deshkantak (डाराजोंजट), and Ramkanjtak.
Death
Deenanath Mangeshkar died on 24 April 1942 in Pune, Bombay Presidency, British India, (now Maharashtra, India) of the disease. He was 42 years old when he died.
Facts/Trivia
- Deenanath Mangeshkar is also known as Master Deenanath Mangeshkar and Dinanath Mangeshkar.
Deenanath Mangeshkar’s name is written as Dinanath Mangeshkar on a 1993 Indian postage stamp
- The Government of India issued a postage stamp in 1993 to honor Deenanath Mangeshkar in the field of art and music in Indian cinema.
- Deenanath Mangeshkar married twice. He was twenty-one years old when he married Narmada in 1922. Soon after the marriage, Deenanath Mangeshkar changed his name from Narmada to Shrimati who was then nineteen. He belongs to a well-to-do family of Gujarat, and his father’s name is ‘Seth Haridas Ramdas Lad’ from Thalner in Maharashtra. He died shortly after the death of his baby girl named Latika.
- The second time, Deenanath Mangeshkar married Narmada’s sister Shevanti in 1927 shortly after Narmada’s death. The marriage ceremony was held in private and was held at their home. Shevanti Mangeshkar and Deenanath Mangeshkar’s wedding ceremony was not attended by Shevanti’s mother. The couple gave birth to five children named Lata Mangeshkar, Meena, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, and Hridaynath Mangeshkar who is a legendary Indian singer.
- Initially, Deenanath Mangeshkar’s eldest daughter’s name was Hema which he renamed as Lata in memory of his first daughter from Narmada.
- At the height of his career, in the 1930s, Deenanath Mangeshkar faced a major financial crisis and turned to alcohol to relieve stress. This eventually led to his untimely death at the age of 41. His eldest daughter, Lata Mangeshkar, was thirteen years old at the time of his death. He took it upon himself to hold his mother and siblings right after his father’s death by officially entering the Indian entertainment industry. Lata Mangeshkar started learning singing and music from Deenanath Mangeshkar when she was five years old. He was often featured by his father in theater shows and plays when he was a child.
- Later, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital was established by the Mangeshkar family in memory of Deenanath Mangeshkar in Pune. It is a hospital and research center.
- Renowned Indian classical singer, musician and scholar Balawantrao Abhisheki is Deenanath’s half-brother.
- Uday Samant, Minister of Higher and Technical Education of Maharashtra, publicly declared in 2022 shortly after the death of legendary Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar, that soon a music college would be established in the name of Deenanath Mangeshkar. He further stated that the establishment of this college was the dream of the late Lata Mangeshkar. He said,
Lata didi’s dream is to own Deenanath Mangeshkar Music College. His dream will soon come true under the leadership of Honorable Uddhav Saheb…”
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