Vidushi Shalmalee Joshi - Vocalist

Shalmalee's informal primary training was under her mother Mrs.Madhuri Kulkarni, at the age of four. Later for 7years she learned under Late Pt. C.T. Mhaiskar of Sangli(Maharashtra), then gained her higher training & talim almost 15 years from Late Pt. Ratnakar Pai, a senior exponent of the Jaipur gharana. Learnt the fundamentals & the finer points of taal, laya & performance aspects. Also took guidance for Rajasthani Folk music from Pt. Govindaji Kalla(Jodhpur). She imbibed the nuances of 3 gharanas, namely, Jaipur-Atrauli, Kirana & Gwalior, but has specialized in the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. She is a recipient of "Shruti- Shiromani Puraskar, Lok Sevashree Samman,Surshri Kesarbai Kerkar Scholarship of NCPA, Sajan Milap Merit Scholarship from DMCC, Pt. K.G. Ginde Smruti and Acharya Ratanjankar Foundation Puraskar. She is an empaneled artist with the ICCR in New Delhi, "A" grade artist of AIR & Doordarshan. Performed many prestigious concerts in India and abroad  too.