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Indian family of musicians

See also: List of Hindi film families § Mangeshkar-Hardikar-Abhisheki-Kolhapure extended family

The Mangeshkar family (pronunciation: [maŋɡeːʃkəɾ]) is a prominent Indian family, headed by Deenanath Mangeshkar.

The family is of Marathi and Konkani origin.

Overview

Deenanath Mangeshkar

See also: Deenanath Mangeshkar

The father of this famous musical family, Deenanath Mangeshkar, was born on 29 December 1900 in the village of Mangeshi (then in Portuguese India) to a temple pujari and handmaiden of the deity Mangesh.^[1] His father, Ganesh Bhatt Navathe^[2] (Abhisheki), was a married Karhade Brahmin who served as pujari at the famous Mangueshi Temple in Goa, and his mother was Ganesh's mistress, Yesubai, belonging to Gomantak Maratha Samaj.^[1] Since Deenanath's parents were not married to each other, he did not inherit his father's Brahmin caste and surname.^[3] Deenanath Mangeshkar ha