She could never bear any insult to music: Twitter pays tribute to Kishori Amonkar

Twitter was full of messages of inividuals paying respect to renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Kishori Amonkar, who  passed away in Mumbai on Monday night after a brief illness. Fans of the Hindustani classical singer took to the social media site and recalled their fondest memories of hearing her. Many even took the loss as a personal one

The Diva of Hindustani Classical Music, is no more. Her music endures ....
KishoriTai go with God https://t.co/PklqdsZHl4

— Harini Calamur (@calamur) April 4, 2017

Demise of legendary classical singer #kishoritaiamonkar is an irreparable loss. I have lovely memories with her.
May her soul rest in peace

— Sadguru Mangeshda (@Srisrimangeshda) April 4, 2017

Doyen of Hindustani classical music Kishoritai Amonkar passes away in her sleep. Shattering

— Smita Deshmukh (@smitadeshmukh) April 3, 2017

Loss of Hindustani musical gem,
Smt. Kishori Amonkar ji, has scarred this day for all the all the music lovers!#RIP #KishoriTaiAmonkar

— Pawni Pandey (@PawniAPandey) April 4, 2017

So so #KishoriTaiAmonkar . Saraswati's blessed child.
She could never bear any insult to music,
her sadhana https://t.co/G0MuELS0rn

— atiya zaidi (@atiyaz) April 4, 2017

she walked off the stage 'coz the vvips were talking. have waited 3 hrs for her then magically: avagha rang ek zhala! #RIP #KishoriAmonkar

— manishalakhe (@manishalakhe) April 3, 2017

Deeply mourning loss of #KishoriTaiAmonkar . Every time I felt down and out, her magical 'Ganapati Vighan Harey' in Raga Hansdhwani healed.

— Yashwant Deshmukh (@YRDeshmukh) April 4, 2017

Thank you Kishoritai for filling our lives with such sublime music. May your soul attain sadgati. #MharoPranaam https://t.co/47emw1Pm5i

— Shefali Vaidya (@ShefVaidya) April 4, 2017

Born on April 10, 1932 Mumbai, Amonkar was recognised as one of the foremost singers in the Hindustani tradition and as an innovative exponent of the Jaipur gharana. A gharana is a community of musicians sharing a distinctive musical style. Amonkar's mother was the well-known vocalist Mogubai Kurdikar, who trained under Alladiya Khan Saheb, the doyen of the Jaipur gharana.

While learning the finer points and techniques of the Jaipur gharana from her mother, Amonkar also developed her own personal style, which reflects the influence of other gharanas and was generally regarded as an individual variant of the Jaipur tradition. Amonkar cultivated a deep understanding of her art, largely through extensive study of the ancient texts on music, and her repertoire was grand in its sweep.

She was known primarily for her skillful singing of classical khayal songs set in the traditional ragas of Hindustani music, but also performed the lighter classical thumri repertoire, bhajan, devotional songs and film music.

Regardless of musical genre, her performances were marked by vitality and grace.