

The initial idea was conceived by his friends the Late R. KP astrology is the brainchild of Late Professor Kuthur Subbaiyer Krishnamurthy (1908- 1972). This amalgamation of methods also adds its own unique rules, steps and methods to analyse a birth chart. It also uses certain methods that are used in Western astrology. It is a more detailed system that is built on the foundation of Vedic astrology. Though the basic definitions of Rashis, planets and the Zodiac are the same, the methods and rules of interpretation in KP astrology differ. However, there are many different systems and schools of astrology that also give excellent results. The name stuck and it is by that name that his legendary eldest daughter, Lata Mangeshkar, is known today.The most widely practised system of Vedic astrology is the Parashari method. But Deenanath called her Lata in memory of his deceased daughter. Shevanti's mother chose not to attend.ĭeenanath and his second wife had five children: Lata, Meena, Asha, Usha, and Hridaynath. The marriage of Deenanath and Shevanti was solemnised at a quiet ceremony within the house in 1927. Some sources claim that Deenanath named his second wife "Shrimati" as well. Deenanath's wife died shortly thereafter.ĭeenanath's second wife was his first wife's sister. They had a daughter named Latika, who died in her infancy. She was 19 at the time and Deenanath was 21. Deenanath changed his wife's name to "Shrimati". Deenanath and Narmada were married in 1922. She was the daughter of Gujarati Seth Haridas Ramdas Lad – a prosperous businessman of the town of Thalner (between Dhule and Jalgaon (Khandesh), Maharashtra. Personal life First marriage ĭeenanath's first wife was Narmada (later renamed "Shrimati" by her in-laws). The dramas produced by Deenanath were extremely popular amongst the masses due to his masterly presentation of the songs composed by Vaze Bua and the patriotic content. Partly out of his interest in astrology and numerology, he believed that dramas with 5 letters, with anuswar (diacritical) on the third letter, were lucky for him. Deenanath also studied Indian classical music under Ramkrishna Vaze. It was made in both Hindi and Marathi, and a song from it, sung by and filmed on Deenanath. So much so that the then giant of the Marathi stage, Bal Gandharva publicly declared that he would welcome the entry of Deenanath in his organisation " by throwing a carpet of rupee coins under his feet".ĭuring the period of 1935, he produced 3 films, one of them being Krishnarjun Yuddha. This new group had Gadkari's blessing, but shortly after the group was formed Gadkari died in January 1919.ĭeenanath's good looks and melodious voice won him popularity in the Marathi theatre.

Later, he left Kirloskar Mandali, and formed Balwant Mandali with his friends Chintamanrao Kolhatkar and Krishnarao Kolhapure. He joined the Kirloskar Sangeet Mandali and the Kirloskar Natak Mandali at the age of 11. In his youth, he travelled to Bikaner and took formal training in classical music from Pundit Sukhdev Prasad, father of Pundit Mani Prasad, of the Kirana Gharana. He was fascinated by the variety and aggressive style of Gayanacharya Pundit Ramkrishna bua Vaze and became gandabandh shagird. He was also to become a disciple at Gwalior school. The father of the Indian vocalist Jitendra Abhisheki was Deenanath's half-brother.ĭeenanath Mangeshkar started taking singing and music lessons from Shri Baba Mashelkar at the age of five. Deenanath's father's surname was Hardikar, whose family performed the Abhishekam (ritual bathing) of the lingam of Shiva at Mangueshi Temple, thus they were known as Abhishekis. She is said to have had an unerring genius for music. Īs a Devadasi, Yesubai often sang and danced at temple events and festivals. Since Deenanath was illegitimate (he did not inherit his father's Brahmin caste ) and born in Mangeshi village, he later, in his teens, adopted the surname "Mangeshkar," which means "of Mangesh." Mangesh is also the name of the deity worshipped in the Mangueshi Temple. His mother Yesubai was his father's mistress belonging to the Devadasi community of Goa, which is now known as Gomantak Maratha Samaj. His father, Ganesh Bhatt Navathe Hardikar (Abhisheki), was a married Karhade Brahmin who served as priest at the famous Mangueshi Temple in Goa. Deenanath Mangeshkar, popularly known as Dina, was born at Mangeshi, Portuguese India (present-day Goa on 29 December 1900.
