Pt. Raghunandan Panshikar is a senior disciple of GaanSaraswati Smt. Kishori Amonkar, the renowned vocalist of JaipurAttrauli Gharana. He has performed at many wellknown music conferences throughout the country, like Sawai Gandharva, Pune and Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, as well as outside India. He also has numerous cassettes and CD's to his credit.

His Gaayaki is characterized by a full throated akaar, dazzling taans, a sophisticated use of techniques such as meend and gamak, and a clever grasp of the intricacies of layakari a fine balance of aesthetics and intellect, which is the hallmark of JaipurAttrauli Gharana.

In addition to a mastery of the presentation of classical raags, his command over semiclassical genres (thumri, ghazal, bhajan, abhang, etc.) accounts for his versatility & singularity among Hindustani vocalists.

It's no wonder that he is being looked upon as the torchbearer of JaipurAttrauli Gharana, and more so, of Kishori tai's eclectic gaayaki.

Pt. Raghunandan Panshikar has also been honoured with prestigious awards like Zee Gaurav Puraskar, Maharashtra Govt. Award, Ramkrishnabua Vaze Puraskar, Sangeet Kala Ratna Puraskar (Patna).

'Padmanabha Narayana' is a Marathi abhang composed by Shri Suresh Haldankar, and popularised by Pt. Raghunandan Panshikar. It is a regular 'farmaaish' in his concerts.

For more information and clips of Pt. Raghunandan Panshikar, visit: www.raghunandanpanshikar.com