Hindustani classical
Pandit Rupak Kulkarni
A senior bansuri player of Hariprasad Chaurasia's line, widely heard on the Indian festival circuit and on record.
- Instrument
- Bansuri
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Biography
Life
Rupak Kulkarni grew up in a musical household: his father, Pandit Malhar Rao Kulkarni, gave him his first grounding. He continued his learning under Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, and his playing is described as representing the Maihar gharana.
He has appeared at many of the principal Hindustani festivals, among them the Tansen Samaroh, the Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival, the Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan, the Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Samaroh, Saptak in Ahmedabad and the Gunidas Sammelan. His concerts have been broadcast on All India Radio and on television.
His recorded work began early: his first album, Tenderly, was released when he was eighteen, with Anindo Chatterjee on tabla. Later releases include Nature's Treasure (2016) and Trivenu (2017), issued across labels such as Times Music, His Master's Voice, Navras and Sense World Music.
Musical contribution
What they brought to music
Bansuri playing in the line of Hariprasad Chaurasia, placed in the Maihar gharana, with a wide festival and recording career.
Lineage & company
Teachers, students and musical connections
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Bansuri concert lineageborn 20th century
Senior concert flautist trained by Hariprasad Chaurasia.
People
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Teachers and gurus
Pandit Hariprasad ChaurasiaTeacherHe continued his learning under Hariprasad Chaurasia.
Rupak Kulkarni — Wikipedia
Family
- Malhar Rao KulkarniFather and first teacher
His father, a musician, gave him his musical background.
Rupak Kulkarni — Wikipedia
Collaborators and accompanists
Anindo ChatterjeeCollaboratorAccompanied him on tabla on his first album, Tenderly.
Rupak Kulkarni — Wikipedia
Recognition
Honours and recognition
Highest national honour first, then by year.
- Pannalal Ghosh AwardListed in the source as the "Pannhala Ghosh Award".
- Top Grade artist, All India Radio
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Provenance
Sources and image credits
Photograph by Wikiuser music, 2021 (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
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