Manjusha Patil

She started her initial training from Pt. Chintubua Mhaiskar.Then being in the Gurukul tradition under Pt. Kanebuva, she was fortunate to absorbthe authentic nuances of Agra and Gwalior Gharana.

She received further training from Late Pt. Narendra Kanekar, a senior disciple of Pt. Kanebuva. Then she started learning from Vidushi Shubhada Paradkar followed by Dr.Vikas Kashalkar. Currently Manjusha is honing her advanced skills under the able guidance of Padmashree Gantapasvi Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar.

Manjusha is gifted with a mellifluous voice which she has further enhanced by mastering sustenance of swaras, aesthetic approach, creative thinking, perfection of sur & command on rhythmic aspects. With purity in exposition of Raga, complex patterns of 'Taan' rendered with speed & clarity - Manjusha is equally adept in Semi Classical Music like Thumri, Dadra, Abhang and Natya Sangeet. All these elements constitute her delightful performances.

She has founded a non-profit organisation named Sangeetacharya Pt. D V Kanebuva Pratishthan in the year 2007. Over the past years, around 125 programs have been organised under the Pratishthan banner.

35 students are currently training in the Gurukul which follows the unique traditional legacy of nurturing and mentoring the students. She is also a Guru at Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth's Naadbindu Gurukula.

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Prashant Pandav

Born into musical family, his father Prabhakar Pandav is a vocalist and harmonium player and his grandfather Ambadasrao Deshmukh was also a vocalist and instrumentalist.

At the age of nine, Prashant was initiated into the kirtan form of religious music from Maharashtra. He continues to pursue this form and has been felicitated by the Pune Municipal Corporation with the 'Young Kirtankar' award.

His tabla training began under Pandurang Mukhade for a period of eight years. He now studies under Yogesh Samsi, a disciple of renowned tabla maestro Alla Rakha. He received a scholarship from the Government of India.

Prashant provides accompaniment to vocal music and Marathi theatre music and plays other percussion instruments and is a Sangeet Visharad in vocal music and tabla.

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Rohan Prabhudesai

Rohan Prabhudesai is a versatile musician, equally adept at Indian and Western classical. In India, he started studying at the Goa Kala Academy and later with Dr. Kedar Naphade, a senior disciple of Pt. Tulsidas Borkar.

He studied classical contemporary composition at NYU Steinhardt and Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, and trained in classical piano with Mr. Edwin Lopez, concert master and conductor.