of Maratha Light Infantry, was composed and arranged for the military band by Sudhir Phadke. The lyrics were written by G. D. Madgulkar. Chahiye Ashish Madhav a homage to Second Sarsanghchalak Shri M S Golwalkar of the RSS. Other major creations of Phadke include: Ashi pakhare yeti, Dev devharyat nahi, Daav mandun mandun modu nako, Vikat ghetla shyam, Tujhe geet ganyasathi sur labhu de, Toch chandrama nabhaat. Awards Phadke won numerous awards, including: National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi at 11th National Film Awards (1963) for Ha Majha Marg Ekla. Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1991 Sahyadri Swara Ratna Puraskar in April 2002, an award presented by DD Sahyadri Death He died in Mumbai on 29 July 2002 at 10.30 AM after suffering a brain haemorrhage. His body was kept at Veer Savarkar Memorial at Dadar in central Mumbai, where many admirers came to pay their last tributes. A Flyover which goes over the railway line and Dahisar river in the Mumbai suburb between Borivali and Dahisar connecting east and west was named after him. Bhandup Village Road in Mumbai suburb of Bhandup (West) was renamed as Sangeetkar Sudhir Phadke Marg by BMC. References 1919 births 2002 deaths Indian film score composers Indian male playback singers Marathi people People from Kolhapur Recipients of the Rashtrapati Award Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Marathi-language singers Musicians from Maharashtra Marathi playback singers Goa liberation activists 20th-century Indian singers Indian male film score composers 20th-century Indian male singers