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Balwant Rai Bhatt was born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat to Smt.
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Balwantrai Bhatt
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He is also known as Bhavrang (भावरंग). Harkunvar and Shri Gulabrai Bhatt on 23 September 1921. Bhatt is a disciple of Pandit Omkarnath Thakur of Gwalior Gharana.
In 1950, he moved to Varanasi with his mentor setting up a music institution named Kala Sangeet Bharati at the Banaras Hindu University.
He taught at the university for 31 years. The music institution grew and evolved through the years, and is now the Faculty of Performing Arts.
Apart from being an educator, he is known as an exceptionally talented composer. He is considered a complete Vaggeyakaar, one who composes both Vak or the word (couplets, poems) and the Geya (literally translated to singable) or the melody.
He has a penchant for layakari, and many of his compositions incorporate intricate laya (tempo) patterns.
Many of his compositions have been published in book form as the three volumes of Bhavrang Lahari. Bhavrang is his pen name.
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Sangeet Natak Akademi Award; Padma Shri Padma Shri; Kalidas Samman Balwant Rai Bhatt has been awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1990. He was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar in 2004. He was honored with the prestigious Kalidas Samman in the year 2007–08.Sangeet Natak Akademi Award; Padma Shri Padma Shri; Kalidas Samman Balwant Rai Bhatt has been awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1990. He was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar in 2004. He was honored with the prestigious Kalidas Samman in the year 2007–08.