Dear Music Lovers,
Rithwik Foundation is proud to present the July edition of E- Swaranubhuti, Featuring Vidushi Kalapini Komkali (Vocal).
This performance was organised by Suburban Music Circle in association with Rithwik foundation for Performing Arts.
It is broadcast on our digital platform ‘Sharada Rangamancha’ as well as on our Youtube channel.
Featuring:
Vidushi Kalapini Komkali (Vocal)
Accompanied by:
- Yati Bhagwat (Tabla)
- Niranjan Lele (Harmonium)
Featured Artist
Kalapini Komkali (b. 12 March 1966, Dewas, M.P.) is a celebrated Hindustani classical vocalist, daughter and disciple of maestros Pandit Kumar Gandharva and Vidushi Vasundhara Komkali. Her singing blends the rigorous Gwalior gharana khayal tradition with expressive folk tunes from the Malwa region and devotional Sagun–Nirgun bhajans. Trained intimately by her parents, she developed a distinctive voice marked by emotional depth, technical precision, and a creative outlook.Kalapini debuted solo in 1993 and has since released albums such as Aarambha, Inheritance, Dharohar, and Swar-Manjari. She has also contributed to film soundtracks like Paheli and Devi Ahilya. Beyond performance, she is an active trustee of the Kumar Gandharva Sangeet Academy in Dewas and organizes music festivals and youth-facing lecture-demonstrations to foster classical music appreciation.
Shri Yati Bhagwat (b. 1991) is a distinguished tabla artist based in Pune. Trained initially under Amit Patkar and later under Pt. Suryaksha Deshpande (disciple of Pt. Arvind Mulgaonkar), he holds a B-High grade from All India Radio and earned a gold medal in his master’s degree. Yati has accompanied renowned classical vocalists and instrumentalists—such as Dr. Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande, Padma Talwalkar, Pt. Ronu Majumdar, and Vidushi Dhondutai Kulkarni.
Niranjan Lele is a renowned harmonium and reed-organ maestro, a disciple of the legendary Pt. Tulsidas Borkar. He holds a Sangeet Visharad from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya and has accompanied leading artists like Lata Mangeshkar, Shubha Mudgal, Pt. Jasraj, and Ustad Zakir Hussain in India and abroad. A graded artist on All India Radio and Doordarshan, he has delivered solo recitals at prestigious events such as the World Music Festival in Paris (2002) and Stuttgart (2008). He also performed in Delhi’s Central Hall of Parliament during the 1857 war commemoration. Alongside his musical career, he pursued studies in statistics, computer programming, and sound recording, and has received honors including the Manohar Waman Rege Puraskar and the Lt. Pt. Vishwanath Pendharkar Smruti Puraskar. Currently, he serves on the faculty at Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai.
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