Ramakant Gaikwad

Ramakant Gaikwad is one of the finest and renowned artists on the horizon of Indian Classical Vocal Music. He started taking lessons at very tender age of 4 from his father Shri. Suryakant Gaikwad who himself is “Sangeet Alankar” and his mother Shrimati Sangita Gaikwad who herself is “Sangeet Visharad”. Following ‘Patiyala’ style or ‘Gharana’. Ramakant learnt in the music institute by name ‘Hari Om Sangeet Kala Mancha’ run by his father Shri. Suryakant Gaikwad. Young Ramakant started performing on the stage at a very tender age of 6. His natural talent and his musical sense brought appreciation from the common listeners as well as the connoisseurs of music. Even today, hearing his sonorous voice and mature rendering of delicacies of Raga. Ramakant has large number of awards and championships already under his belt.

Awards and Scholarships:

’Pt.Ram Marathe Puraskar’, awarded by Pt.Yashwantbuwa Joshi,Bhalchandra Pendharkar. ’Gunidas-Pt.Jannathbua Purohit Sangeet Puraskar ‘, by Deval Club Kolhapur. ’Elite Idol’,by Lions Club,Pune. ’Yuva Kalakar Puraskar’,& Scholorship,by Jaipur Gems Trust Mumbai,awaded by Pt.Shivkumar Sharma. ‘Smt.Rohini Bhate scholorship’ & Mrs.Suhasini Koratkar Scholorship by Gaanwardhan Pune,awarded by Smt.Arti Ankalikar & Shri.Ulhas Pawar. ’Pt.Vasantrao Deshpande Puraskar’,by Vasantrao Deshpande Foundation,Chinchwad,Pune. ’Mrs Sanyukta Dani Puraskar’,by Lions Club,Pune,awarded by Pt.Vikas Kashalkar Saraswatibai Rane Scholorship,Pune ’Sawai Gandharwa Scholorship’,by Arya Sangeet Prasarak Mandal,Pune.’Scholorship for young Artists’,by Govt.of India. ’Smt.Kesarbai Kerkar Scholoship’,by National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA),Mumbai. Sangeet Visharad’ & ’Sangeet Alankar’,by Akhil Bharatiya Gandharwa Mahavidyalay Mandal. Swarbhaskar Award 2011. Pt.Ratilal Bhavsar Puraskar-2013 Pt.Jitendea Abhisheki Yuva Kalakar Puraskar-2013 by Tarangini Pratishthan,Pune. Promising Young Artist Puraskar by Chaturang Pratishthan, Mumbai.

Competitions:

First Prize in Hindustani Classical Vocal Competition conducted ‚VEDIC HERITAGE NEW YORK, U.S.A. Awarded by Padmabhushan Pt.Jasraj in the presence of Ustad Shahid Parvez. Smt. Madhavi Mudgal,Smt.Arti Ankalikar,Pt.Vijay Ghate

First Prizes in following prestigious competitions all over India

‘Vedic Heritage’ Newyork America, Shrirang Kala Niketan Pune, Deval Club Kolhapur, ’Swarmadhuri’ Modern College Pune, ’Abhivyakti’ Fergusson College Pune, ’Sadhana Art Circle’Chinchwad Pune, ’Natsamarat Balgandharwa competition’Pune Bharat Gayan Samaj, Akhil Bharatiya Sanskritik Sangh Music Competition, ’Prashant Damle Fan Foundation’Pune, Elite Idol competition, Suryoday Foundation Music Competiton, Mohammad Rafi Art Foundation, Kalyan Gayan Samaj Mumbai.

These Competitions were judged by & prizes Awarded by

Taalyogi Pt.Suresh Talwalkar, Pt.Yashawantbuwa Joshi, Bhalchandra Pendharkar, Pt.Arwindkumar Azad, Pt.Bhai Gaytonde, Smt.Shobha Abhyankar, Smt.Manjiri Alegaonkar, Sri.Ratanmohan Sharma, Pt.Ronu Mujumdar, Smt.Arti Ankalikar, Pt.Muralimanohar Shukla, Ghanshyamji Waswani, Pt.Vikas Kashalkar, Pt.Sanjeev Abhyankar, Pt.Raja Kale, Pt.Sharad Sathe, Yashwant Deo, Ashok Patki.