Mahesh Kale Biography 
Mahesh Kale is a budding Hindustani musician of Indian origin. He originally hails from Pune and now based in San Francisco Bay Area. Apart from classical, he is verse in semi-classical, devotional and Natya sangeet. He is a popular artist of present generation and is a disciple of Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki. His mother too is a musician and a disciple of Veena Sahasrabuddhe, who taught him the first lessons of music. He has performed extensively in India, USA, Europe, UAE and South East Asia. He was honored with an award by the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Natya Parishad (2010). He is a recipient of the prestigious Sawai Gandharva Music Festival (2011). Currently he trains hundred students in the San Francisco Bay Area.
He was born in Pune in a musical family. He learnt first lessons of music from his mother, Meenal Kale who completed her Masters in music under the guidance of Veena Sahasrabudhe. He started taking formal lessons from his mother at the age of 6. Later he learnt music under the guidance of Purushottam Gangurde and Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki, doyen of the Agra-Jaipur Gharana. He also trained under Shounak Abhisheki. He adopted Gurukula system to study music. He pursued a degree in engineering management, yet found interest in music. While at US, he learnt Carnatic music a little bit from his south Indian roommate. He studied Digital Media engineering to recreate sounds of instruments like Sarangi and Ishraj.
He regularly performs for the popular Sangeet Natak - Katyar Kaljat Ghusli. In 2011, he debut Sawai Gandharva Music Festival. He has performed live with noted Indian artists - Trilok Gurtu and Sivamani.
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Updated: September 23, 2014
