Sanjeev Abhyankar

Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar (born October 5, 1969) is a Hindustani classical music vocalist of the Mewati Gharana. Abhyankar started learning Hindustani Classical Music at the tender age of eight, groomed by his mother, Dr. Shobha Abhyankar, and her guru Pandit Pimpalkhare, and later from Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj. Though his aim had been to pursue a career in music since childhood, he acquired a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce. Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar has received many awards, which include the President's award from All India Radio in 1990, the F. I. E. Foundation National Award 1996, the coveted National Award 1998 as the best male playback singer for the Hindi film Godmother 'Sur Ratna'. He also received the Rotary Vocational Excellence Award 2002 and Pandit Jasraj Gaurav Puraskar. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.