Background
Manjusha Kulkarni-Patil was born in Sangli, Maharashtra, India on 2nd November.1971 in a family of musicians.
Manjusha Kulkarni-Patil was born in Sangli, Maharashtra, India on 2nd November.1971 in a family of musicians.
She belongs to the Gwalior gharana. She started learning at the age of twelve from Chintubua Mhaiskar. She has a Master of Arts in Music and also has the Sangeet Visharad degree awarded by the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Miraj.
She got an opportunity to study music under able guidance of Late Sangeetacharya Pint
Doctorate.V. Kanebuwa of Agra and Gwalior Gharanas for 12 years. Presently she is taking guidance from Padmashri Pint
Ulhas Kashalkar and Doctor Vikas Kashalkar. She is an "A" grade artise for classical and semi-classical music on All India Radio.
Manjusha Kulkarni-Patil is known for her Khayal form of Hindustani music
She performs at all major classical music festivals like Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival, Tansen festival. Manjusha has performed at various music conferences all over India and abroad like United Arab Emirates, Muscat and United States.A. She also excels in Semi Classical Musical forms like Thumari, Bhajan and Natya-Sangeet et cetera Some of them included Sawai Gandharva Mahotsav, Pune, Tansen Samaroha, Gwalior, All Bengal Music Festival, Kolkata, Malhar Festival, Nehru Centre, Mumbai, Kala Akadami, Goa, Sur Mandal, Hyderabad, Akashwani Sangeet Sammelan, Chandigadh, Sangeet Ashram, Dover Lane Kolkata, Kalakshetra, Chennai, BMM Convention at Chicago, United States of America.