Pandit Borkar expired at Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai on Saturday at around 10.30 in the morning and was cremated at Goregao in the evening. He has a flat in Bandoda.

Born in Borim village of Ponda taluka, Pandit Borkar was honoured with Padmashree in 2016 by Government of India.

Pt Borkar was known for playing solo harmonium and his styles of playing included Hindustani rag sangeet and other forms.

Yoganand Borkar and Sunil Sawkar from his Borim village paid tributes to Pt Borkar.

 Pt Borkar accompanied India’s top classical singers like Chotta Gandharv and Bhimsen Joshi on harmonium. In Goa, he was close to and Dilip Dharwakar and acted in Mumbai with Goa’s Padmashree Prasad Sawakar.

He was also playing Violin and Organ. Besides Padmashree, he was a recipient of many awards and felicitations including topmost award of Sangeet Natak Academy.

He has performed in India as well as abroad at music festivals with his solo harmonium performances.

Let’s pay tribute to this great musician of Goa and listen to his performance. 

मुंबयच्या नानावटी हॉस्पिटलांत शेनवारा सकाळीं सुमार 11.30 क पंडित बोरकरान ताचे जिणेची यात्रा सोंपयली. सांजे गोरेगांवां ताचेर निमणे संस्कार जाले. फोंडें तालुक्यांतल्या बोरी गावांत १८ नोव्हेंबर १९३४ क ताचो जल्म जाल्लो.

2016 वर्सा भारत सरकारान पद्मश्री पुरस्कार भेटोवन ताचो भोवमान केल्लो. हिंदुस्तानी संगिताचेर आदारिल्लें शास्त्रीय संगीत हार्मेनियमाचेर वाजोवपांत फिशाल असो हो महान कलाकार. बोरयेचो ताचो शेजारी योगानंद बोरकारा आनी बोरयेचो आदलो सरपंच सुनील सावकारान ताका आर्गां ओंपल्यांत.

 भारताच्या नामनेच्या गायकांत आनी हार्मानियम वादकांत ताचो आसपाव जाता. छोटा गंधर्व आनी भीमसेन जोशीसारक्या गायकांक ताणे पेटेयची साथ दिल्या.

गोंयचे कलाकार दिलीप धारवाडकार आऩी तांचेवांगडा मुंबय आशिल्ले गोंयकार  पद्मश्री पं. प्रसाद सावकार ताका खूब लागिचें. तांणी ताच्यो यादी सांगल्यो.

 पद्मश्री पुरस्कारा वांगडाच भारतीय संगीत मळावेले कितलेशेच पुरस्कार ताका फावो जाल्ले. देशांत तशेच देशा भायरय कितल्याशाच संगीत महोत्सवांनी तांणी हार्मोनियम वादन सादर केल्लें.

ताच्या हार्मोनियम वादनाची एक झलक आयकून आमी ह्या महान कलकाराक आर्गां ओंपया.