Gauri Pathare

Gauri Pathare is a Hindustani classical vocalist known for a khyal style that blends the gayaki of the Jaipur, Gwalior and Kirana gharanas. She trained initially under Pt. Gangadharbuwa Pimpalkhare of the Kirana gharana, and went on to receive several years of guidance from the late Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki and from Pandita Padma Talwalkar. Since 2010 she has studied Jaipur gharana gayaki with Pt. Arun Dravid, and she has also worked on voice culture technique with the Dhrupad singer Ustad Syeeduddin Dagar. In her early years she sang vocal accompaniment for Pt. Suresh Talwalkar's taal maala concerts. She won the All India Radio competition and held the Smt. Kesarbai Kerkar scholarship conferred by the NCPA in 2000-2001. Her awards include the Surmani Puraskar (2006), the Pt. Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze Yuva Gayak Puraskar, the Swarabhaskar Puraskar instituted in memory of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi for 2012-13, and the Aditya Vikram Birla Kala Kiran Puraskar for 2013; her album "Tribute" was nominated for the Global Indian Music Awards. She has performed at festivals including Sawai Gandharva Mahotsav, the Tansen Festival, Chandigarh Sangeet Sammelan, Kesarbai Kerkar Sammelan and Pt. Kumar Gandharva Sangeet Sammelan, and has performed in the USA, UK, France, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Dubai and Singapore. She hosts an annual Indian classical music festival in Mumbai called Parle Swar Vasant, and holds a degree in computer science from the University of Pune.