Arti started her initial lessons in music from veteran
vocalist of Kirana Gharana, Late Smt. Leelatai Gharpure, at the tender age of
nine. Thereafter she pursued to learn the style in depth from the living legend
of Kirana Gharana Swaryogini Padmabhushan Dr. Prabha Atre.
Besides Khayal-music Arti learnt the intricacies of semi-classical music forms
such as Thumari, Dadra and Ghazal from Dr. Prabha Atre & Dr. Sanjeev Shende.
Blessed with a melodious and deep soulful voice which has been groomed over the
years she has mastered in presenting classical as well as semi classical and
devotional compositions with equal intensity in her concerts.
Arti has completed M.A.in music from S.N.D.T. University. She is a rank holder
of the university and has been awarded the prestigious ‘Gaan Heera' Puraskar.
She is also a Sangeet Visharad in Hindustani music from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya.
She is a graded artiste of AIR for classical vocal and light music.
Arti has performed in many music conferences all over India
and abroad. Her performances have been well appreciated and acknowledged by
veteran musicians like Ganhira Hirabai Badodekar, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Pt. Firoz
Dastur, Smt. Malini Rajurkar, Pt. Rajan Sajan Mishra, Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, Dr.
Alka Deo Marulkar, Smt. Padma Talwalkar, Pt. Mukul Shivputra, Smt. Arati
Ankalikar and Smt. Devaki Pandit. Her vocal support for her Guru Dr. Prabha Atre
at the Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav has been well received.
Arti is empanelled artiste on prestigious I.C.C.R (Indian
Council for Cultural Relation) list. Arti has been training students in
Hindustani Classical Music and Semi Classical music for the last 10 years. She
also teaches music online. She is on the panel Kalavardhini (M. E. Society) as a
Guru and Mentor of College of Performing Arts.
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