Born in 1901, Prof. B.R.Deodhar was a disciple of the celebrated missionary-musician, Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar. Later, he vastly broadened his insights and repertoire through discussions with various leading musicians belonging to different schools, and in the process, amassed a fabulous collection of rare compositions from practically all the gharanas.

It is as a teacher and musicologist that Prof. Deodhar is better known and venerated as a guide and mentor to scores of pupils. A fellow of the Sangeet Natak Academy since 1964, he was the receipient of the Padmashree Award (1976) and the Tansen award (1983). He was Founder Principal of the Deodhar School of Music in Mumbai.

Prof. Deodhar, who died in 1990, was a prolific, scholarly writer. He has authored several books, biographies and articles on music. He has contributed significantly to the enrichment and appreciation of the finer points of music.