Hindustani classical · born 1963
Pandit Raghunandan Panshikar
A Jaipur-Atrauli voice shaped over two decades of study with Kishori Amonkar.
- Instrument
- Khayal vocal
- Gharana
- Jaipur-Atrauli gharanaTrained in Jaipur-Atrauli under Kishori Amonkar; his treatment departs in places from traditional gharana practice.
- Born
- 14 March 1963, Mumbai
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Biography
Life
Raghunandan Panshikar was born on 14 March 1963 in Mumbai, into a family of Sanskrit scholars and classical musicians. He is the son of the Marathi stage actor and producer Prabhakar Panshikar.
He began formal study of music in Mumbai at the age of eleven, learning for two years from Vasantrao Kulkarni. From the age of seventeen he trained with Kishori Amonkar of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana over the next twenty to twenty-two years, and during that time was also guided by her mother, Mogubai Kurdikar.
He has performed across India as well as in Europe, the United States and the Middle East, and has recorded for labels including Saregama, Times Music and Sony Music. His awards include the Manik Varma Puraskar, the Upadhye Smriti Puraskar and the Ramkrishnabua Vaze Puraskar.
Musical contribution
What they brought to music
Trained in the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana, he developed his own treatment of khayal under Kishori Amonkar, departing in places from traditional Jaipur-Atrauli practice. Alongside khayal he sings bhajan, thumri, ghazal and natya sangeet.
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Teachers and gurus
- Vasantrao KulkarniTeacher
"He learned music from the late Vasantrao Kulkarni for two years."
Raghunandan Panshikar — Wikipedia - Kishori AmonkarTeacher
"Later he took training from the doyen of Jaipur gharana, Kishori Amonkar from the age of 17, over next 20–22 years."
Raghunandan Panshikar — Wikipedia 
Mogubai KurdikarTeacher"Raghunandan had the rare fortune to be guided by Kishori Tai's mother, Mogubai Kurdikar."
Raghunandan Panshikar — Wikipedia
Family
- Prabhakar PanshikarFather
Marathi stage actor and producer; "He is the son of the eminent Marathi stage actor and producer Prabhakar Panshikar."
Raghunandan Panshikar — Wikipedia
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Photograph by Sudhanwa, 2014, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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