Echoes of Tradition

Manohar Patwardhan is a vocalist of the Agra Gharana style of Hindustani music. He has been under the tutelage of the Agra Gharana Vidushi Lalith J. Rao for the past 12 years. He is a software engineer by profession and musician by passion. He has performed extensively throughout India. Some of his notable concerts are at the Aarohi Yuva Sangeetotsav in Mumbai organized by Pancham Nishad in 2019, Chowdhury House Music Conference in Kolkata in the year 2017, 2019, 2022, Yuva Sangeetotsav in Bangalore organized by Saptak, RT Nagar Sangeet Sabha, Raga Sangama. Manohar has performed at several prestigious venues like the NCPA, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai, Chowdaiah Hall, Suburban Music Circle, Mumbai and Akhila Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalay, Delhi. He has also earned much acclaim for his Bhava Geethe compositions and performances.

Nishant Panicker was initiated into Hindustani classical music at the age of six. After his early training with the sarod maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath, Nishant has been under the guidance of Vidushi Lalith J. Rao, doyenne of the Agra-Atrauli Gharana for 15 years. At 18, Nishant was among the youngest in the country to have received the prestigious NCPA Hindustani Vocal Scholarship. He has performed several solo and group concerts across the country at prestigious venues like the NCPA, IIC, BIC, Ravindra Kalakshetra, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal and Sirur Auditorium, Dharwad. Nishant has sung in many productions for the music group Sunaad. He is also a trained Kathak dancer with many solo and group performances. Nishant is currently pursuing his PhD in Systems Biology from the University of Pittsburgh.