Nishad Bakre

GHARANA

Gwalior

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Nishad Bakre is a vocalist trained in the Gwalior, Jaipur and Agra gharanas. Born on 29 November 1981, he inherited the musical tradition from his parents. He began his music lessons at the age of six with his father, Shri Sadashiv Bakre, and later trained rigorously for 10 years under Dr. Ram Deshpande in the traditional gurukul system. He went on to receive guidance and advanced training from the late Pt. Dinkar Kaikini, Pt. Madhukar Joshi and Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, learning the styles of rendition of the Gwalior, Jaipur and Agra gharanas. In 2008 he completed the Sangeet Alankar in vocal classical music from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya with a first class. Nishad received the A grade of All India Radio (AIR) in 2011. He was awarded the Kesarbai Kerkar Scholarship from the National Centre for Performing Arts in 2003 and the National Scholarship for Young Artistes from the Cultural Department of the Central Government of India for 2003-04. He has also received the Yuva Puraskar from the Kanebuwa Pratishthan, Pune; the Acharya Shrikrishna Ratanjankar Puraskar (Mumbai) in 2008; and the Gyana Pravah Scholarship (Kolkata) for 2008-09. He has performed at numerous venues in India and abroad.