BIO - DATA
Sagar Morankar is a dedicated student of Dhrupad and has been under 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 School, Home for the Blind. At the Mama Saheb Mohole College in Pune he stood first in his higher secondary board examination.
After high school he made a decision to pursue music full time and was awarded many scholarships including :
1. National scholarship from the Human Resource Development Ministry of India
2. Sawai Gandharva Shishyavrutti scholarship from the Ary Prasarak Mandal
3. Swaranand Pratishthan scholarship
4. Sahitya Rang Bhoomi scholarship
While contuining to learn from his Guru, he also teached Dhrupad. Currently he is a scholar of the ITC Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata. He has given a number of well recieved public performances at various venues including :
1. Madhukauns, Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Pune,
2. Barsi of Late Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, held in Mumbai,
3. Malhar Avishkar, Pune,
4. The Sawai Gandharva scholarship award ceremony,
5. The ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata,
6. The Swaranand Pratishthan scholarship award ceremony,
7. Various house concerts in Pune, Mumbai.
8. His performance will be featured in a Marathi Documentry film by reputed Director Shri Umesh Kulkarni.
Sagar Morankar is a dedicated student of Dhrupad and has been under 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 School, Home for the Blind. At the Mama Saheb Mohole College in Pune he stood first in his higher secondary board examination.
After high school he made a decision to pursue music full time and was awarded many scholarships including :
1. National scholarship from the Human Resource Development Ministry of India
2. Sawai Gandharva Shishyavrutti scholarship from the Ary Prasarak Mandal
3. Swaranand Pratishthan scholarship
4. Sahitya Rang Bhoomi scholarship
While contuining to learn from his Guru, he also teached Dhrupad. Currently he is a scholar of the ITC Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata. He has given a number of well recieved public performances at various venues including :
1. Madhukauns, Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Pune,
2. Barsi of Late Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, held in Mumbai,
3. Malhar Avishkar, Pune,
4. The Sawai Gandharva scholarship award ceremony,
5. The ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata,
6. The Swaranand Pratishthan scholarship award ceremony,
7. Various house concerts in Pune, Mumbai.
8. His performance will be featured in a Marathi Documentry film by reputed Director Shri Umesh Kulkarni.