Mukul Kulkarni

GHARANA

Gwalior

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Mukul Kulkarni is a Hindustani classical vocalist and a disciple of Arun Kashalkar (Agra-Gwalior gharana) and Pt. Sharad Sathe (Gwalior gharana). He began learning classical vocal music at the age of 10 under N. G. Paramane and was awarded a scholarship from the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, New Delhi. During his engineering studies he trained under Sukhada Kane, a disciple of Limaye and Kane. He then studied with Vikas Kashalkar, who guided him through his MA in Music, which he completed at Lalit Kala Kendra (University of Pune) with a first class and a gold medal. As of 2014, he was training under Arun Kashalkar, a disciple of Gajananrao Joshi and Babanrao Haldankar. He also trained under the late Pt. Sharad Sathe, a disciple of Pt. Sharadchandra Arolkar and Pt. D.V. Paluskar. Mukul is an 'A' grade artist of All India Radio (AIR). He has performed across India, including in Pune, Mumbai, Goa, Ahmedabad, Benares and Kochi, and has toured the UK, giving concerts in Leicester, London, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes. He teaches Hindustani classical singing to students in India and online worldwide, and is a teacher for 'SAAZ Music', a non-profit organisation in the UK, through which he teaches many students during his UK tours and online.