Rutuja Lad
Rutuja Lad
Vocalist
2 Renditions • 1 h 0 m
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GHARANA
Jaipur
GURUS
Tanuja Lad
Umesh Lad
Dhondutai Kulkarni
Shri Sudhir Nayak
Dr. Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande
Rutuja Lad is a Hindustani classical vocalist. She was initiated into music by her parents, Tanuja Lad and Umesh Lad, from the age of five. She later learnt from Gaanyogini Dhondutai Kulkarni, a torchbearer of the Jaipur Atrauli gharana, and remained under her tutelage until Dhondutai's passing in 2014. She also learns harmonium from Shri Sudhir Nayak, and now studies under Dr. Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande. She has won several prizes in intercollegiate state-level classical and semi-classical music competitions, and reached the top six of the music reality show Marathi Idea SRGMP (Season 7). She has performed at events organised by the Dadar Matunga Cultural Centre, Bhavans Cultural Centre, Hridayesh Arts, INT Aditya Birla Centre of Performing Arts, Suburban Music Circle and Gaanyogini Mahotsav, among others. She holds an M.A. in music from S.N.D.T. University, where she stood first in the music department.