Maestro Pandit Ajay Pohankar (Marathi: अजय पोहणकर) was born in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, where his father was an advocate. He had his initial tutelage under his mother Sushilabai Pohankar, a classical vocalist and a musicologist of Kirana gharana.
A child prodigy Pohankar started singing at a young age, at age 11, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi called him on stage at the Sawai Gandharva Music Festival in Pune and asked him to sing. Maestro Pandit Ajay Pohankar is quite popular for his classical concerts. He also interacted with legendary vocalist, Ustad Amir Khan, who used to frequent his house when he was young.Pandit Ajay pohankar was considered as a miracle child prodigy when he sang some of the most amazing concerts alongside masters and legends of classical music like Smt Hira Bai Badodekar,Pandit Omkarnath thakur,Ustad bade Ghulam ali khan,Pt Bhimsen joshi and Ustad Salamat ali khan sahab.He has collaborated with many artists like Ghulam ali (Ghazal maestro),Doctor Sonal Mansingh,Pt Vishwamohan bhatt,Hariharan, Percussionist Trilok gurtu etc.He has performed in more than 3500 concerts across the world till date.
