Prahlad Bhagvanrao Shinde


Prahlad Bhagvanrao Shinde , was a Marathi singer from Maharashtra. He was famous for devotional songs, Ambedkarite songs, and Qawwalis.

Early life

Shinde was born on 1933 in Pimpalgaon village of Ahmednagar to Bhagvanrao and Sonabai Shinde. He was the youngest child and had two elder brothers. He was introduced to music when he started accompanying his parents to do Kirtan and street singing to make the ends meet due to abject poverty. During his young age, he worked as a tabla player and chorus in Ismail Azad's Troupe and even got a chance to sing a small part in song Haider Ki Talvar. HMV gave a break to him when they release his first album which had four devotional songs. He went on to sing many Devotional and Folk songs which made him famous in Maharashtra. He also sang few Qawwalis.

Shinde family

Shinde married Rukminibai. Singers Anand Shinde and Milind Shinde are his sons. Adarsh Shinde, son of Anand, is his grandson. The Shinde family is influenced by B. R. Ambedkar and follows Buddhism.

Selected discography

His selected filmography is as below.