Background
Kalyani Bondre was born in Pune, India, into a musical family.
Kalyani Bondre was born in Pune, India, into a musical family.
Bondre holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from the University of Pune.and member of management department from jaipur.
As a child, Kalyani was more interested in classical dance and hence took lessons in Kathak dance from Guru Maneesha Sathe, disciple of the famous Pandit Gopi Krishna. Kalyani trained in vocal classical music earlier under Ranjana Bhide, disciple of Pandit Gangadharbuwa Pimpalkhare. Later, she learned from Guru Manisha Shrikhande, who is a disciple of Leelatai and Vilasrao Khandekar of the Kirana Gharana.
And Pandit Krishnakant Parikh of the Mewati Gharana(disciple of Padmavibhushan Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj).
Kalyani has also received guidance in music from Ustad Faiyaaz Hussain Khan of the Gwalior Gharana and Ustad Usman Khan of the Beenkar Gharana of instrumental music
Bondre holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from the University of Pune.and member of management department from jaipur.