Shashank is one of the most promising vocalists of the present generation. He is also one of the finest disciples of Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, a great exponent of Gwalior and Jaipur Gharana today. He is from a music loving family from Aurangabad. His father Late Shri Shamrao Maktedar, an advocate, encouraged him to learn classical vocal, and he started to learn from Pt. Nath Neralkar of Aurangabad from 1982.
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Shashank Maktedar started his initial training in music under the tutelage of Pt. Nath Neralkar in the year 1982. He stood first in the National Talent Search Competition, organized by ITC Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata in 1991. As a residential scholar at ITC Sangeet Research Academy, he had the preiviledge to learnt under Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar in the Gurukul tradition for almost 8 years. He has passed M.A. (Music) from Nagpur University and 'Sangeet Alankar' of Gandharva Mahavidyalaya in the first division
Achivements
First prize in All India Radio Music Competition in 1988. Now a regular performer of AIR in ‘A’ Grade. Awarded the ‘Aditya Vikram Birla Kalakiran Puraskar’ by Sangeet Kala Kendra Mumbai as an upcoming vocalist in 2000 along with Vocal Maestro Pt Bhimsen Joshi who was the recipient in senior category.
Performances
Delhi I.T.C. Sangeet Sammelan, Delhi in 1995 and 2003. Foreign Tours: - U.S.A., U.K. (1996) ; France, Switzerland (2001), Dubai, Abu Dhabi (2005). Performed widely across the country in cities like Banaras, Kolkata, Kanpur, Allahabad, Jaipur, Gwalior, Nasik, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Dharwad, Vishakhapattanam.
