Kum. Meghana Kulkarni
Born in 1980 into a music loving family, Meghana began learning Hindustani vocal music from her mother at the early age of eight. She then went on to learn from acclaimed vocalists such as Pandit Parmeshwar Hegde and Pandit M. Venkatesh Kumar for over 5 years. During this time, she also completed her Bachelors degree in music from Karnataka Music College at Dharwad securing a gold medal in its pursuit. Currently, she is learning from Smt. Arati Ankalikar Tikekar and has been able to find a fine blend, which is an aesthetic mix of the gayaki of her gurus. A distinction holding Masters graduate from The Centre for Performing Arts, University of Pune, Meghana shows promise to carve an individual niche for herself while bearing the stamp of tradition.