ABOUT

Being born into a musical family, son of world-acclaimed flute maestro- Pt. Rupak Kulkarni- Rananjay has been the fourth generation in his family to pursue music. He received his innate aptitude for singing from his mother- Smt. Rupali Mukherjeewho was an adept vocalist herself, was the prime disciple of Padma Bhushan Late Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan Sahab, and was also the director of All India Radio Vividh Bharti Service, Mumbai. Fortunately, at a later stage when Rananjay resolved to pursue vocal as a means of his career, it was Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan Sahab who laid down Rananjay's vocal footings. Incidentally, Rananjay began his training in music with tabla from Pt. Kalinath Mishra, and Flute from his father- Pt. Rupak Kulkarni at the tender ages of eight and nine respectively. It was at the age of fourteen when he discovered his solace and aptitude in vocal music, hitherto which, he had no clue as to whether he would pursue music as a means of his career. His area of province and faculty are not just limited to Hindustani classical. His voice is apt for various kinds of light and semi-classical music. His faculties extend to Geet, Ghazal, Bhajan, Thumri, Naatya Sangeet, Abhang, Rabindra Sangeet, Nazrul Geeti, Modern Songs, Bollywood Songs, Western Songs, and much more. Rananjay has also been trained in light-western vocal, and is as adept at singing western songs as he is at Indian songs. Rananjay also obtained taaleem under Pt. Chandrashekhar Vaze (disciple of Pt. Firoz Dastoor) for another few years. Rananjay at present has been receiving taaleem under the renowned and revered Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar and also under Shri. Subhomoy Bhattacharya (disciple of Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan Sahab). Rananjay has been the winner of the All India Radio Music Competition in 2016. He has been a recipient of the CCRT scholarship given by the Government of India. He has done his Masters in Hindustani Classical Vocal from Bharti Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune. He is an alumnus of St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, where he endeavoured to obtain his majors in Economics and Political Science.