Pandit Ramdas Palsule (born 30 March 1963) is an Indian

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player. He is also an A grade artist of

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Early life

Ramdas was born into a well-educated family in

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, India. His father Dr. G. B. Palsule was a recipient of the President’s Award, Kalidas Puraskar, K.K. Birla Award and many more for his work in

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literature and for his Sanskrit epic – ‘Vainaayakam’ on Swaatantryaveer Savarkar. Ramdas is an alumnus of

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(COEP). He was introduced to Tabla by Pt. G. L. Samant in his school days. After achieving his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, he chose to pursue a career in music over a career in engineering at the age of twenty-three. He became a disciple of Tabla Maestro Taalyogi Pt.

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Career

As a solo artist, Ramdas developed his own style of presenting traditional compositions with a new perspective and fresh thought process. He mastered the craft of “Jod-Taal” and “Jaati-Bhed” and earned praise of connoisseurs and patriarchs alike with his vivid style of presentation and with his trademark subtle contemporary touch. Ramdas is known in the music fraternity as a ''riyaazi'' (hard-working) musician. Ramdas has performed with Pandit

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. Ramdas has also shared stage with

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, Sridhar Parthasarathy, Kumaresh Rajagopalan,

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and many more. Ramdas performed solo at the Barsi of Ustad

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Khansaheb in February 2018. Other solo performances include the

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(Pune), Saptak Festival (Ahmedabad), national music conferences of the

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’s Yaksha 2020, Dussehra Festival (Mysuru), All Bengal Festival (Kolkata), Tansen Mahotsav (Gwalior), Kalidas Festival (Ujjain), Pt. Abhisheki Mahotsav (Goa). He is a Guru at The Lalit Kala Kendra Center for Performing Arts of University of Pune since 1995, and at Bharti Vidyapeeth School of Performing Arts since 2008. Since 2001, Ramdas has been arranging concerts and propagating Hindustani Classical Music in North America and Europe. He is an empaneled musician of ICCR since 1988 and a committee member of CFPGS (Cultural Functions and Production Grant Scheme) of Ministry of Culture, Government of India since 2018.

Teaching work

Ramdas is a founding member and Guru a
Avartan Gurukul
– a very unique institution for studying Hindustani music in

, India. His educational background helps him understand the nuances of the pedagogical aspects of Hindustani music. Some of his more notable students include Saleel Tambe (UK), Harshad Kanetkar (US), Nikhil Harishchandrakar (Australia), Ganesh Tanawade, Einav Baram (Israel), and Pablo Llambias (Chile).

Social work

Every year since 2001, Ramdas has been organizing a Blood Donation Camp in Pune, India. In collaboration with Rotary Club of Pune Westend, and

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(Bay Area, US), he has helped raise funds for musicians affected economically due to Covid-19 Pandemic under project “Saath”. He was also one of the organizers/performers of a fund-raiser concert “Artist for Artist” for instrument-makers in the flood-affected areas of Sangli and Kolhapur.

Notable concerts in India

Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival The Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav (formerly known as the Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav and simply known as Sawai) is an annual Indian Classical music festival held in Pune since 1953. The festival is hosted by the Arya Sangeet Prasarak Ma ...

* Barsi of Ustad Allah Rakha Khansaheb (2018) * Saptak Annual Music Festival *

’s Yaksha (2020) * Dussehra Festival (Mysuru) * Tansen Mahotsav, Gwalior * Kalidas Festival, Ujjain * Performances for

* All Bengal Festival, Kolkata * Surashri Kerkar Sangeet Samoroh, Goa * Balgandharva Sangit Festival, Jalgaon * Kala Sangit Mahotsav * Manhar Sangeet Sabha, Pune

References

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