Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar, born Shankar Shinde, was an Indian classical musician and an exponent of the Indian percussion instrument by name pakhawaj.^[1] Born in 1911 in a Marathi family,^[1] he followed the Varkari tradition of music.^[2] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1986.^[3] Apegaonkar's son, Udhav Shinde, is also a known percussionist.^[2]