ila paliwal

Ila Paliwal is a classically trained Indian vocalist, songwriter, composer, producer and philanthropist.

Ila was born to literary parents in Agra India. Her father Late Dr. Padma Singh Sharma ‘Kamlesh’ was a nationally renowned Hindi and Gujrati scholar and a poet. Her mother, Dr. Sushila Sharma Kamlesh, was a English and Sanskrit scholar. At 12, Ila started vocal training with Pandit Sitaram Vyavhare of the Gwalior Gharana. Ila’s music has been inspired by the great Indian vocalists like Kishori Amonkar, Parween Sultana and Lata Mangeshkar. Ila has had a great fortune to learn from noted artists of Jaipur Gharana such as Padma Talwalkar, Aarti Anklikar and Pandit Raghunandan Panshikar.