RFPA Artist Listing

Abhishek Bhuruk Instrument / Art Form: Percussion RFPA Spotlight: Yuva Swaranubhuti April 2022 Social Media Links: Abhishek Bhuruk is an accomplished percussion artist known for his expertise in various percussion instruments, including the tabla and…

Abhishek Shinkar Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight:  e-Swaranubhuti September Taal Yatra 2024 Social Media Links: Abhishek Shinkar is a talented tabla player renowned for his rhythmic agility and deep knowledge of Indian classical…

Aditi Garade Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight: Yuva Swaranubhuti April 2022 Social Media Links: Aditi Garade is a talented harmonium player known for her mastery of this traditional Indian instrument. Her performances often…

Shri Amey Bichu Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight:  e-Yuva Swaranubhuti June 2024 Social Media Links: Ameya is a young brilliant harmonium artist trained under Shri Tanmay Deochake, Pt Suresh Talwalkar and Vidushi Padma…

Amit Choubey Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight: Swarateerth 2020 Social Media Links: Amit Chaubey has been groomed from the tender age of seven under the able guidance of tabla maestro Pt. Karodilal Bhatt…

Anubhrata Chatterjee Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight:  e-Swaranubhuti January 2023 Social Media Links: An outstanding tabla player from the Farrukhabad Gharana, Anubrata is the son of the great tabla maestro Pandit Anindo Chatterjee.…

Shri Bharat Kamat Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight:  e-Yuva Swaranubhuti June 2024 Social Media Links: Bharat Kamat was born and brought up in Pune and has risen to become one of the leading…

Charudatta Phadke Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight: Yuva Swaranubhuti April 2022 Charudatta Phadke received his early training in Kolhapur from Majgaokar and Rajaram Jadhav. Thereafter, he has been refining his art under the…

Deepak Marathe Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight:  e-Yuva Swaranubhuti October 2022 Social Media Links: The musical atmosphere at home naturally nurtured Deepaks inborn talent to develop into a good listener first. The aesthetic…

Dnyanesh Bhoyar Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight: Swarateerth 2020 Social Media Links: Dnyanesh Bhoyar, Ayoung promising and exquisitely versatile artist. Born in galaxy of artists, Dnyanesh in her it's the intuition from his…

Shri. Dnyaneshwar Sonawane Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight:  e-Yuva Swaranubhuti July 2024 Social Media Links: Dnyaneshwar was deeply drawn towards Indian music from an early age. He started training in Harmonium from the…

Dr. Pallavi Naik Instrument / Art Form: Nattuvangam RFPA Spotlight: e-Parampara Session 01 Social Media Links: Dr. Mrs. Pallavi K. Naik is one of the most promising and dedicated Bharatanatyam dancers of her generation. Her…

Gaurav Gadiyar Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight: Swarateerth 2020 Social Media Links: Gaurav Gadiyar is a passionate musician who during his 16-year long journey of music has performed at various prestigious events and…

Harshal Katdare Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight:  e-Yuva Swaranubhuti December 2023 Social Media Links: Harshal Katdare is an accomplished harmonium player recognized for his expertise in Indian classical music. Known for his intricate…

Jayesh Rege Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight:  e-Swaranubhuti June 2024 – ANANDOTSAV Social Media Links: Born into a music loving family, Jayesh Rege is an “A” graded tabla player of All India Radio.…

Kaushik Kelkar Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight: Yuva Swaranubhuti May 2022 Social Media Links: Kaushik Kelkar is a talented tabla player celebrated for his technical proficiency and deep understanding of rhythm. He blends…

Kumbakonam Swaminathan Instrument / Art Form: Mridangam RFPA Spotlight: Arpit 2020 Social Media Links: Kumbakonam Swaminathan is a distinguished mridangam player known for his expertise and deep understanding of rhythm in Carnatic music. His performances…

Madurai M Vijayganesh Instrument / Art Form: Violin RFPA Spotlight: Arpit 2020 Social Media Links: Madurai M Vijayganesh is a prime disciple of Shri. A.G.A. Gnanasundaram in the revered violin school of Padma Bhushan Lalgudi…

Mahesh Kanole Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight:  e-Swaranubhuti March 2023 Social Media Links: Mahesh Kanole is a talented tabla player known for his mastery of traditional Indian percussion. With a deep-rooted passion for…

Mandar Puranik Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight: e-Swaranubhuti April 2022 Mandar Puranik is a skilled tabla artist renowned for his exceptional talent and mastery of the instrument. He has a deep understanding of…

Mukta Raste Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight: RFPA Holi Festival 2022 Yuva Swaranubhuti May 2022 Social Media Links: Mukta Raste began her musical life as a student of Indian classical vocals and harmonium,…

Mukundraj Deo Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight:  e-Swaranubhuti June 2024 Social Media Links: One of the finest young tabla players from our country, Pt. Mukundraj Deo has come up from a family with…

Nasir Khan Instrument / Art Form: Sarangi RFPA Spotlight:  Bells in Resonance November 2022 Social Media Links: Nasir Khan is a sarangi player. He is working as a sarangi teacher in New Delhi. He gives…

Nihar Bait Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight:  e-Swaranubhuti June 2024 – ANANDOTSAV Social Media Links: Nihar Bait is an esteemed harmonium player known for his masterful command of the instrument. With a career…

Nikhil Phatak Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight: e-Swaranubhuti September 2024 Social Media Links: Nikhil Ratnakar is a renowned tabla player, named after the eminent guitarist Nikhil Banerjee, whom his family greatly admired. A…

Niranjan Lele Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight: e-Swaranubhuti April 2022 Social Media Links: Niranjan Lele is a disciple of the renowned harmonium maestro Tulsidas Borkar. He had early lessons in music from Shashikant…

Pallavi Pote Instrument / Art Form: Tanpura RFPA Spotlight:  e-Swaranubhuti April 2024 Kumar Gandharva Jayanti 2023 Social Media Links: Pallavi has trained under several senior and committed musicians. Beginning with Shri.Madhusudan Bhave, Pallavi then moved…

Pandit Rupak Kulkarni Instrument / Art Form: Flute RFPA Spotlight: Swarateerth 2020 Social Media Links: Pandit Rupak Kulkarni an extraordinary flute maestro, stands as a vibrant testament to the timeless tradition of Indian classical music. His…

Pandurang Pawar Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight: e-Swaranubhuti January 2025 Diwali Pahaat 2021 Social Media Links: Pandurang Pawar is a distinguished tabla player renowned for his mastery of traditional Indian classical music. He…

Prashant Pandav Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight:  e-Yuva Swaranubhuti May 2023 Social Media Links: Tabla player Prashant Pandav was born into a musical environment. His father Prabhakar Pandav is a vocalist and harmonium…

Pt. Abhijeet Banarjee Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight: Swarateerth 2020 Social Media Links: Considered among the front ranking tabla players from India, Abhijit Banerjee is one of the most sought-after creative artists in…

Pt. Sadanand Naimpalli Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight: Aamad Pratishthan 14th Anniversary Concert Anandotsav Pandit Sadanand Naimpalli is one of the outstanding Tabla and Pakhawaj maestros of this day. While he is a…

Pt. Vishwanath Shirodkar Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight:  Special Event Violin Recital December 2024 e-Swaranubhuti June 2022 Social Media Links: As an adept tabla player, Vishwanath is a talented artiste. A civil engineer…

Ratnashree Iyer Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight: Holi Music Festival Social Media Links: Ratnashree, who was born to a Tamil Brahmin family, specialises in Hindustani style and she is also an expert at…

Ravi Rugbeer Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight:  e-Swaranubhuti June 2024 – ANANDOTSAV Social Media Links: Ravi Rugbeer is a distinguished tabla player celebrated for his exceptional artistry and rhythmic prowess. Known for his…

Rohit Deo Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight: e-Yuva Swaranubhuti August 2023 Social Media Links: Rohit Deo hails from a family of musicians. He is the son and disciple of World-Renowned Tabla Maestro Taalmani…

Rohit Kulkarni Instrument / Art Form: Keyboard RFPA Spotlight: Arpit 2023 Diwali Pahaat 2021 Melange Monsoon Magic Social Media Links: Rohit Kulkarni is an Indian music composer who is associated with the 2017 film Wass...up!…

Sagar Bharatraj Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight: Swarateerth 2020 Sagar is an exemplar of the culmination of art and science. A disciple of his father, Sri Bharathraj Venkat Rao, a renowned tabla artiste,…

Sandeep Mishra Instrument / Art Form: Sarangi RFPA Spotlight:  e-Yuva Swaranubhuti October 2022 Social Media Links: Sandeep Mishra hails from the renowned Sarangi Gharana of Benares, India. Since his childhood he had a flair for…

Sanket Bhojane Instrument / Art Form: Tanpura RFPA Spotlight:  e-Swaranubhuti April 2024 Kumar Gandharva Jayanti 2023 Social Media Links: Renowned for his expertise and skill in playing this essential accompanying instrument, Bhojane is recognized for…

Savani Talwalkar Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight: Yuva Swaranubhuti August 2021 Social Media Links: Savani Talwalkar inherited the art of tabla playing as a family tradition and was initiated into the art by…

Shri Abhay Nayampalli Instrument / Art Form: Carnatic Guitar RFPA Spotlight:  e-Yuva Swaranubhuti May 2024 Social Media Links: One of the very few artists in the world exploring the complex art of Carnatic Classical Music…

Shri Abhinay Ravande Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight:  e-Yuva Swaranubhuti October 2023 e-Yuva Swaranubhuti September 2023 Social Media Links: Shri Abhinay Ravande is a noted harmonium player from India, recognized for his skill…

Shri Aditya Kalyanpur Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight:  Kumar Gandharva Jayanti 2023 Social Media Links: With Aditya Kalyanpur’s trademark blend of technical brilliance, creative improvisations and high-octane showmanship, he is known to instantly…

Shri Ajay Joglekar Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight:  A Tribute to Ustaad Rashid Khan e-Swaranubhuti September 2024 Social Media Links: Ajay Joglekar is a noted harmonium artist from India. He received guidance from…

Shri Ajinkya Joshi Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight: e-Yuva Swaranubhuti July 2023 Social Media Links: Pune-based Ajinkya Joshi started his initial training in music at the age of seven from Shantilal Shah, one…

Shri Anant Joshi Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight:  e-Yuva Swaranubhuti May 2023 Social Media Links: Anant Joshi began musical training from father Pt. Achyut Joshi at the age 10 from Pt. Vishwanath Kanhere.…

Shri Aniruddha Gosavi Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight:  Aamad Pratishthan 14th Anniversary Concert Social Media Links: Shri Aniruddha Gosavi is indeed a skilled harmonium player. Known for his expertise in the harmonium, a…

Shri Ashish Ragwani Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight: e-Yuva Swaranubhuti October 2023 Social Media Links: Ashish Ragwani was born in Jodhpur in a complete musical family. He started learning tabla initially under the…

Shri Gururaj Adukala Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight:  Swarateerth Music Festival Social Media Links: Gururaj Adukala is a noted tabla player known for his proficiency and contributions to Indian classical music. He has…

Shri Ishaan Ghosh Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight:  e-Yuva Swaranubhuti May 2024 Social Media Links: Son and disciple of the Tabla and Sitar maestro Pandit Nayan Ghosh. Ishaan is a Tabla player from…

Shri Manas Kumar Instrument / Art Form: Violin RFPA Spotlight:  e-Yuva Swaranubhuti May 2024 Social Media Links: Since he was 11, he trained intensively, under the tutelage of VKV Parampara from Pt. Bidyut Misra of…

Shri Manoj Desai Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium & Vocal RFPA Spotlight:  Kumar Gandharva Jayanti 2023 Social Media Links: Manoj Desai is a versatile musician known for his skills in both harmonium playing and vocal…

Shri Mauli Takalkar Instrument / Art Form: Taal RFPA Spotlight: Mélange 2023 Shri Mauli Takalkar is a respected tabla player, known for his expertise in Indian classical music. The tabla is a traditional Indian percussion…

Shri Milind Kulkarni Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight:  e-Yuva Swaranubhuti July 2023 Social Media Links: Milind Kulkarni's natural flair for harmonium bloomed at the tender age of seven. Milind's harmonium playing has tremendous…

Shri Momin Khan Instrument / Art Form: Sarangi RFPA Spotlight:  Swarateerth Music Festival Social Media Links: Momin Khan is A grade artist of All India Radio (AIR) under the Indian Classical Instrument Sarangi segment and…

Shri Mrugendra Mohadkar Instrument / Art Form: Flute RFPA Spotlight:  Kumar Gandharva Jayanti 2023 Social Media Links: Shri Mrugendra Mohadkar is a distinguished flutist renowned for his exceptional skill with the Indian bamboo flute, or…

Shri Nilay Salvi Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight:  Swarateerth Music Festival Social Media Links: Shri Nilay Salvi is a distinguished harmonium player renowned for his expertise and contributions to Indian classical and devotional…

Shri Ojas Adhiya Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight:  e-Swaranubhuti March 2024 A Tribute to Ustaad Rashid Khan e-Yuva Swaranubhuti November 2023 e-Swaranubhuti August 2022 e-Swaranubhuti July 2022 e-Swaranubhuti February 2021 Social Media Links:…

Shri Sameer Puntambekar Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight:  Kumar Gandharva Jayanti 2023 Social Media Links: Shri Sameer Puntambekar is a highly respected tabla player in the realm of Indian classical music. Known for…

Shri Satish Bhat Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight:  Swarateerth Music Festival Social Media Links: Shri. Satish Bhat was born in an agricultural family of a small village Malkoppa of Yellapur Taluk, North Canara…

Shri Shridhar Mandre Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight:  Swarateerth Music Festival Social Media Links: Shri Shridhar Mandhre is known for his expertise in playing the tabla. He is skilled in producing intricate rhythms…

Shri Shrihari Diggavi Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight:  Swarateerth Music Festival Social Media Links: Shrihari Diggavi is a well-regarded tabla player known for his exceptional skill and contributions to Indian classical music. His…

Shri Sridhar Parthasarathy Instrument / Art Form: Mridangam RFPA Spotlight:  e-Khiraj 2023 Sridhar Parthasarathy is an accomplished Carnatic Classical Vocalist and a renowned playback singer. He hails from a family of Classical Musicians. Mridangam genius,…

Shri Sudhanshu Gharpure Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight:  e-Yuva Swaranubhuti March 2024 Social Media Links: Presently under tutelage of the renowned Harmonium Maestro Vidushi Seema Shirodkar. He started his initial lessons from Lt.…

Shri Sudhir Nayak Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight:  e-Khiraj 2023 Social Media Links: Sudhir Nayak was born to Kota Sarvottam Nayak and Suvarny Nayak in Mumbai. Sudhir had the honour of accompanying stalwarts…

Shri Sukhad Munde Instrument / Art Form: Pakhwaj RFPA Spotlight:  Parampara February 2025 Live Event e-Swaranubhuti September 2024 Kumar Gandharva Jayanti 2023 Swarateerth Music Festival Social Media Links: Sukhad Munde was born in a musical…

Shri Sunil Jaifalkar Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight:  e-Swaranubhuti April 2024 Social Media Links: Shri Sunil Jaifalkar is a respected figure in the field of classical music, particularly known for his tabla expertise.…

Shri Suyog Kundalkar Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight:  e-Swaranubhuti January 2025 e-Swaranubhuti February 2024 Social Media Links: Suyog is an established harmonium player of the younger generation. He has achieved a distinct identity…

Shri Yashwant Vaishnav Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight:  Swarateerth Music Festival e-Yuva Swaranubhuti June 2023 Social Media Links: His initial training began with his father from where he went on to learn from…

Shri Yati Bhagwat Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight: e-Yuva Swaranubhuti September 2023 Social Media Links: Born in 1991, Yati started learning tabla under the guidance of Shree Amit Patkar. He is fortunate to…

Shri Yogesh Samsi Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight:  e-Khiraj 2023 Social Media Links: Yogesh Samsi was born in Delhi to renowned vocalist Pandit Dinkar Kaikini. At the age of four he started learning…

Shriniwas Acharya Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight:  e-Swaranubhuti March 2023 Social Media Links: Shrinivas Acharya has started his initial training from his mother Mrs. Shailashri Acharya and later under the wings of Pt.…

Shuheb Hasan Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium and Vocals RFPA Spotlight: Arpit 2020 Social Media Links: Shuheb Hasan belongs to a family of Moradabad Gharana. He is a versatile singer with a soulful and melodious…

Siddhesh Bicholkar Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight:  e-Yuva Swaranubhuti August 2024 e-Yuva Swaranubhuti April 2024 e-Swaranubhuti January 2022 Social Media Links: Having imbibed primary lessons in music since childhood, Siddhesh has been privileged…

Smt. Aboli Abhyankar Thatte Instrument / Art Form: Padhant RFPA Spotlight:  Kumar Gandharva Jayanti 2023 Social Media Links: Aboli is born in a musical family. Her first cousin is the globally acclaimed classical singer, Pandit…

Smt. Seema Shirodkar Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight:  e-Swaranubhuti June 2022 Social Media Links: She is the only female harmonium player who regularly accompanies the leading vocalists in Indian classical music. Her accompaniment…

Srilakshmi Belmannu Instrument / Art Form: Tanpura RFPA Spotlight: Swarateerth 2020 Social Media Links: Srilakshmi Belmannu is a talented musician known for her mastery of the tanpura, a traditional Indian string instrument that provides the…

Sunil Avachat Instrument / Art Form: Flute RFPA Spotlight: Diwali Pahaat 2021 Social Media Links: Sunil Avachat is a young, proficient bansuri player from India. He is a versatile musician who is mainly a soloist…

Suryakant Surve Instrument / Art Form: Percussion RFPA Spotlight: e-Swaranubhuti September 2024 Suryakant Gopal Surve, is active in music last 30 years. He has received a fortune to work with the great renowned musician, actors…

Swapnil Bhise Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight:  e-Yuva Swaranubhuti August 2024 e-Yuva Swaranubhuti April 2024 e-Khiraj 2023 e-Yuva Swaranubhuti December 2023 Social Media Links: Swapnil Bhise is a much-appreciated Mumbai-based tabla artist of…

Tanmay Deochake Instrument / Art Form: Harmonium RFPA Spotlight: Yuva Swaranubhuti April 2022 E -Swaranubhuti September 2021 Social Media Links: Tanmay Deochake is one of the world’s most in-demand young harmonium players. He trained under…

Tejovrush Joshi Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight:  e-Yuva Swaranubhuti July 2024 Social Media Links: Tejovrush Sunil Joshi is one of the few youngsters who is devoted to Hindustani classical music. His mother Smt.…

Umesh Warbhuvan Instrument / Art Form: Cajon RFPA Spotlight: Diwali Pahaat 2021 Social Media Links: Umesh Warbhuvan is a dynamic and well-known percussionist based in Pune, India. Under the capable tutelage of renowned Guru Trilok…

Unmesh Banerjee Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight: Yuva Swaranubhuti August 2021 Social Media Links: One of the most promising tabla players of his generation, Unmesh Banerjee hails from a family that stepped deep…

Ustad Dilshad Khan Instrument / Art Form: Sarangi RFPA Spotlight:  A Tribute to Ustaad Rashid Khan e-Swaranubhuti September 2024 Social Media Links: Dilshad Khan belongs to the 10th generation of a hereditary lineage of sarangi…

Varad Kathapurkar Instrument / Art Form: Flute RFPA Spotlight: e-Swaranubhuti April 2021 Social Media Links: Relentlessly serving the music field for almost 24 years, Varad has established himself as an inspiration to young aspiring flutists…

Pt. Vibhav Nageshkar Instrument / Art Form: Tabla RFPA Spotlight:  Pandit C. R. Vyas Jayanti February 2023 e-Swaranubhuti August 2024 Social Media Links: Born in 1955 in Mumbai, Vibhav started learning Tabla playing at the…

Yashwant Hampiholi Instrument / Art Form: Mridangam RFPA Spotlight: e-Parampara Session 01 Social Media Links: Yashwant Hampiholi is a highly respected name in the realm of Carnatic music, particularly for his expertise as a mridangam…