Nathrao Neralkar

Pandit^[1][2] Nathrao Neralkar (16 November 1935 – 28 March 2021) was an Indian Hindustani vocal musician and music teacher from the state of Maharashtra. He was conferred with Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, India's highest award in arts, for the year 2014.

Nathrao Neralkar
Neralkar (left) receiving the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award from then Indian President Pranab Mukherjee (right) in October 2015
Born	(1935-11-16)16 November 1935 Nanded, Hyderabad State, British India (in present-day Maharashtra, India)
Died	28 March 2021(2021-03-28) (aged 85) Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
Occupations	Musician music teacher
Known for	Hindustani vocal music
Children	3
Awards	Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

Personal life

Nathrao Neralkar was born on 16 November 1935 in Nanded, Hyderabad State (in present-day Maharashtra). He had two sons and a daughter.^[1]

Hindustani music

Neralkar was a commended vocal artist in Hindustani classical music. He established a music school "Anant Sangeet Mahavidyalaya".^[1] In 1973, he started teaching music at Saraswati Bhuvan College in Aurangabad and eventually became the head of the music department and retired in 1995.^[2]

Awards

Neralkar was conferred with Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, India's highest award in arts,^[3] by the Government of India for the year 2014 for his contributions to Hindustani music.^[4]

Death

Neralkar died on 28 March 2021 due to cardiac arrest in Aurangabad following an illness due to an accident at his house 10 days earlier.^[2]