U n' I with Rashmi Shetty- Dr. Prakash & Chaitra Sontakke

Our Guests today are : Dr.Prakash &Chaitra Sontakke Chaitra is a Vocalist, Performer, Teacher, Mentor, equally at ease with Hindustani Classical as well as Bhajan, Sufi, and Fusion music. She is presently with the Shankar Mahadevan Academy. Born in a music-loving family her interest in music was nurtured by her grandmother Smt Narayani Pai. She went on to formally begin Music education under Sri Subramanya. She later started Hindustani Music lessons from Dr Smt Mani Sontakke and Dr. R. B. Sontakke. Under their guidance, she mastered the Gharanedar Gayaki of Pandit OmkarnathThakur's famous Bhavapoorna Gayaki style. Presently pursuing her Ph.D. with Jain University Under Dr Arati N. Rao, she has done her Masters degree and MPhil in Vocal apart from B.E. Dr. Prakash Sontakke is  Vocalist, Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer, Director Filmmaker, Innovator, Motivational Speaker, and Traveller. He is performing various Genres of music as well as performing Classical and Fusion on the Hawaiian Slide Guitar and various other instruments. His concerts are marked with a unique sense of creativity and exploration. A Co-Composer, Vocalist, and Guitarist on the Grammy Winning Album “WINDS OF SAMSAARA” and the only Indian to have won the Independent World Music Awards, USA, and the Nashville Award for composers where his composition was chosen over that of the maestro Illayaraja. An A grade artiste from Akashvani and Doordarshan with over 2000 Concerts experience Prakash has toured extensively with his troupes namely “Dr. Prakash Sontakke Group” (Progressive Hindustani Crossover ), and International Trio “Lehera” (World Fusion ) Recently his music for the Documentary on the Kashi Vishwanath corridor was shared by Shri Narendra Modi himself.