Pt Borkar to be feted on Feb 13
PONDA: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will felicitate noted harmonium player and music maestro Pt Tulshidas Borkar (81), who was bestowed the Padma Shri, at Navdurga Sabhamandap in Borim on February 13, at 5 pm.
Pt Borkar felicitation committee president and Minister Mahadev Naik informed this on Monday in the presence of Minanath Upadhye, Sudesh Borkar, Sanjay Gaude, Parimal Sawant, Kapil Borkar and others. He said Deputy Speaker Vishnu Wagh will also be present.
Pt Borkar was born in Borim on November 18, 1934, and started his musical journey at the age of 5 and went on to perform with several maestros of India including Chhota Gandharva, Pt Mallikarjun Mansur, Bhimsen Joshi, Ustad Amir Kha Saheb, Kishori Amonkar, Pt Jitedra Abhisheki, Nirmala Arun, Pt Ram Marathe and Padmavati Shaligram.
