Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar has taken an extraordinarily deep approach to learning. His father was an amateur vocalist and musicologist, and trained his son well enough for him to top Nagpur University’s music...
Ayan Sengupta’s sitar style expertly blends the vocalistic turns of his gurus, who include singers such as Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty as well as esteemed sitarists Pandit Manilal Nag, Pandit Partha Chatterjee, and...
Arshad Khan is a leading exponent of the esraj, a rare bowed-fretted instrument from Bengal, long associated with Sikh devotional music. The esraj has been declining in popularity for decades, but is...
Anupama Bhagwat’s sitar style exemplifies the best elements of the Imdadkhani gharana – structured alap (rhythmless introduction) playing, rapid taans (melodic elaborations), and a detailed mastery of gayaki ang (singing style). Her...
Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee is revered for his extraordinary command of the sitar and surbahar, with many counting him among the world’s leading exponents of both – at age 22 veena maestro S...
Pandit Vinayak Torvi is a renowned khayal vocalist from Karnataka who blends the Kirana, Gwalior, and Agra gharanas. He studied under his father, an expert in Harikatha (musical storytelling), and then legendary...
Dr. Vijay Rajput is a khayal singer from Delhi. He trained under various maestros including the legendary Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, and now lives in the UK, teaching Hindustani classical music in the...
Pandit Venkatesh Kumar sings a varied brand of khayal, incorporating influences from across India. Born in Karnataka, his father was a folk singer and puppeteer who supported his son’s musical inclinations, but...
Veena Sahasrabuddhe (1948-2016) was an esteemed Hindustani classical vocalist, hailing from the Gwalior gharana. Her unique style drew from the Kirana and Jaipur gharanas as well as her university degree in Literature...