
Prabha was born to Abasaheb and Indirabai Atre in Pune. As children, Prabha and her sister, Usha, were interested in music, but neither of them planned to pursue music as a career. When Prabha was eight, Indirabai was not keeping good health, and at a friend's suggestion that classical music lessons would help her feel better, she took a few lessons. Listening to those lessons inspired Prabha to learn classical music. Prabha learned classical music first from Pandit Sureshbabu Mane, and after his demise in 1952, from Smt. Hirabai Badodekar. Both Sureshbabu and Hirabai were children and disciples of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan. While studying under Hirabai, Prabha accompanied her on her musical concert tours in different parts of India. While studying music, Prabha finished college courses in science and law to receive degrees in both of those disciplines. She later also earned a Ph. D. in music. Her doctoral thesis was titled Sargam, and pertained to the use of sol-fa notes in Indian classical music. Prabha has authored several books in Marathi and English: Her first book in Marathi, Swaramayee, is a compilation of her essays and articles on music, which were published earlier in magazines and journals. This book received a Maharashtra State Government Award. Like Swaramayee, her second book, Suswaralee (1992), also received public acclaim. Both books were translated into Hindi by the Government of Madhya Pradesh. Prabha's next two books in Marathi, Swaranginee (1994) and <b>...</b>
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