Hindustani classical · Contemporary
Pandit Santosh Sant
Bansuri player from a Gwalior musical family and a senior disciple of Hariprasad Chaurasia.
- Instrument
- Bansuri
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Biography
Life
Santosh Sant was born into a family of musicians in Gwalior. His first training in Hindustani music came from his father, the Gwalior gharana vocalist Vasantrao Sant, and he then studied with the Gwalior sitar player Shriram Umedkar (also written Umdekar). He later moved to Mumbai to learn the bansuri from Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, and is described as one of his senior disciples; he accompanies his guru in concert.
Alongside performing, he is founder-director of Swaravenu Gurukul, a school devoted to bamboo flute teaching in the guru-shishya tradition. He performs widely in India, including concert series such as Pancham Nishad's Pratahswar morning raga series in Mumbai and temple and academy programmes elsewhere, and a thematic flute album, Essence, was issued by Saregama in 2013.
Musical contribution
What they brought to music
His playing is grounded in a vocal upbringing in the Gwalior gharana before the flute, and in the concert approach he took from Hariprasad Chaurasia.
Lineage & company
Teachers, students and musical connections
Documented teaching lineage
Taught by Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia
Studied bansuri with Chaurasia in Mumbai.
Santosh Sant — Underscore Records
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Bansuri concert lineageContemporary
Gwalior-born flautist and senior disciple of Hariprasad Chaurasia; founder-director of Swaravenu Gurukul.
People
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Teachers and gurus
- Shriram UmedkarTeacher
Gwalior sitar player; name also written Umdekar.
Santosh Sant — Underscore Records 
Pandit Hariprasad ChaurasiaGuruStudied bansuri with him in Mumbai and accompanies him in concert.
Santosh Sant — Underscore Records
Family
- Vasantrao SantFather and first teacher
Gwalior gharana vocalist.
Santosh Sant — Underscore Records
Recognition
Honours and recognition
Highest national honour first, then by year.
- Gold Medal, Department of Culture, Government of IndiaListed in concert press coverage; year not stated in the source.
- Pandit Bhimsen Joshi National AwardListed in concert press coverage; year not stated in the source.
- Titles of Surmani and Venu-ShreeConferred titles reported in concert press coverage.
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Provenance
Sources and image credits
- Santosh Sant — Underscore Records artist profile
- Flute Recital by Pt. Santosh Sant, Morning Kashmir, 9 October 2025
- The Divine Mystical Flute of Santosh Sant in 93rd Pratahswar, Radio and Music, 2018
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