Jitendra Abhisheki

Jitendra Abhisheki (Ganesh Balawant Nawathe) an Indian vocalist, composer, scholar, pandit. Sangeet Natak Akademi Award recipient. He was better known in Indian classical, semi-classical, and devotional music. While he distinguished himself in Hindustani music, he is also credited for the revival of the Marathi musical theatre in the 1960s. Abhisheki has been praised as being among the stalwarts of Hindustani classical music who mastered other musical forms such as thumri, tappa, bhajan, and bhavgeet. His work in Marathi natyasangeet is well-known.