Pushkar Lele
Pushkar Lele
Vocalist
28 Renditions • 7 h 27 m
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Gwalior
AWARD
Central Government scholarship for classical vocal music (CCRT and Department of Culture)
Pushkar Lele is a Hindustani classical vocalist. He completed his bachelor's and master's degrees in Hindustani vocal classical music at the Centre for the Performing Arts, popularly known as Lalit Kala Kendra, University of Pune, and also holds a Diploma in Public Relations and Corporate Communications from the Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai. His study of music spans more than two decades. He has received Central Government scholarships for classical vocal music from the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) and the Department of Culture, Government of India. A B-High graded artiste of All India Radio (AIR), he also presents natyasangeet, bhavgeet, bhajan, tappa, thumri, dadra, hori and other semi-classical and folk forms, and has featured on E-TV (Marathi), Zee Marathi and Doordarshan (Sahyadri). He has received the blessings and appreciation of Dr. Gangubai Hangal, the late Shri P.L. Deshpande, the late Pt. Chota Gandharva, the Gundecha Brothers, Ustad Sultan Khan, Vid. Malini Rajurkar, Pt. Jasraj, Ganasaraswati Smt. Kishori Amonkar and Vid. Girijadevi, among others. He is the Founder-Director of the Gandhaar School of Music, which trains students in Hindustani classical vocal music using a contemporary approach, and was profiled by India Today (special issue, 26 September 2011) as one of 35 Young Achievers/Youth Icons from across India.