Sagar Morankar
Sagar Morankar is a dedicated student of Dhrupad music and has been under the tutelage of
Pandit Uday Bhawalkar in the 'Guru Shishya Parampara' since 1998.
Born in Chalisgaon, Maharashtra in 1986, he completed his schooling from the 'Pune Home
for the Blind'. At the Mama Saheb Mohole College in Pune, Maharashtra, he stood first in his
higher secondary board examinations.
After high school he made a firm decision to pursue music full time and has been awarded many
scholarships including:
❖ National scholarship from the Human Resource Development Ministry of India
❖ Sawai Gandharva Shishyavrutti scholarship from the Arya Sangeet Prasarak Mandal, Pune
❖ Swaranand Pratishthan scholarship, Pune.
❖ Sahitya Rang Bhoomi Pratishthan scholarship.
❖ He has been a scholar at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata since July
2012 under Guru Pandit Uday Bhawalkar.