MusicMusical BiographyI have been fortunate to be born in a musical family and have been a student of music since as long as I can remember. I have been learning Hindustani classical music under the tutelage of my mother and my Guru Smt. Meenal Deshpande, a prominent vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana. She has been a disciple of Pandit (Late) Ratnakar Pai and (Late) Gaansaraswati Smt. Kishori Amonkar. I have attained Sangeet Visharad from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, equivalent to a an undergraduate degree in music. I am also a recipient of the prestigious CCRT (Centre for Cultural Resources & Training) scholarship by the Government of India for my music. I have rendered songs for popular albums such as 'Bawari Shyama’ (Song name: Rani-vani) and also for art films such as 'Parjanya’. I have also been actively involved in promoting Indian classical music through talks and lecture-demonstrations. IndianRaga FellowshipI was recently awarded the IndianRaga fellowship and became a 2016 fellow as a vocalist. We were 29 fellows from places across the globe and across different genres of performances, selected by a panel of renowned international judges. As an IndianRaga fellow, I got to meet and collaborate with some amazing musicians, dancers and production engineers, and the 10 days of the fellowship was a superb learning experience. We collaborated on various ideas to produce innovative new-age music while adhering to our traditional roots. Some of my videos:
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