Biography

Kshitij Mathur started learning Hindustani vocals from a tender age under the blessed tutelage of his grandmother, Smt. Saroj Mathur – disciple of Late Padmashree Pt Vinaya Chandra Maudgalya and Late Smt. Padma Devi. He completed his Sangeet Visharad from the prestigious institution, Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, in New Delhi. Later, he pursued Sangeet Prabhakar from Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad, under the guidance of Shri Samarjit Roy (disciple of Padmashree Pt Madhup Mudgal and grandson of the famous Rabindrasangeet vocalist of the golden era, Late Shri Mrinal Chakraborty). For the last six years, he has been teaching Hindustani classical vocal music at the esteemed institution, Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, in New Delhi. He is currently pursuing his music career further, by nurturing his vocal skills under the able guidance of Smt. Subhadra Desai and also from Pt Madhup Mudgal. He has learnt and attended workshops under: Shri Vikas Kashalkar on Voice Culture & Khayal Gayaki Late Smt. Purnima Chaurdhuri on Banaras-ang-Gayaki (Thumri, Tappa, Jhoola, Hori, Chaiti) Smt. Leela Bhagwat (Gwalior Gharana) Pt Shrikrishna Babanrao Haldankar (Agra Gharana) Pt Vidyadhar Vyas (Gwalior Gharana) Smt. Shruti Sadolikar (Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana) Kshitij is the recipient of the prestigious Sahitya Kala Parishad Scholarship (Delhi Government) for advanced training in Hindustani Vocal Music, and S.T.C. (State Trading Corporation of India) Scholarship for Hindustani Vocals. Some achievements & performances to name a few: Bharat Vikas Parishad, New Delhi (2003–05) The Path, JHANKAR-II by Oriental Insurance Company (2006) Hindustani Classical & Bhajan Recital, Swami Vivekanand Smriti Diwas, Ghaziabad (2010) Chinmaya Mission, New Delhi (2011) Hindustani Vocal Recital at Indian Classical Music & Dance Festival, by Indian Cultural Association, Cuttack (2011) Vocal support for Odissi Dance Recital by Sushree Arushi Mudgal (disciple of Padmashree Vidushi Madhavi Mudgal), on various platforms, including Rajasthan SpicMacay Tour, India Habitat Centre (New Delhi), and also at the prestigious Chennai Music Academy Dance Festival (2012) Baba Allauddin Khan Sangeet Sabha, Delhi (2012) Hindustani Vocal Jugabandi with Avinash Kumar from Delhi University at Baba Allauddin Khan Sangeet Sabha, Delhi (2013) Various Hindustani classical and bhajan baithaks Won 1st position at Swaranjali – Indian Classical vocal music competition, at 43rd Cultural Festival of BITS, Pilani (OASIS’2013) Hindustani classical & Ghazal Recital at Vatsalya Mela organized by Ministry of Women & Child, at Dilli Haat, Pitampura (2013) Taught choirs at Motilal Nehru College and Maitreyi College, Delhi University (2014) Judged various music competitions at P.G.D.A.V. College, Delhi University, and the prestigious St Stephens College, Delhi University (2014) Visited Sri Lanka as an Hindustani classical music examiner for Bhatkhande Vidyapeet, Lucknow (2015) Hindustani Classical Baithaks in Colombo & Galle, Sri Lanka (2015) Saraswati Puja at Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, New Delhi (2015) Bhajan Sandhya at Ramakrishna Mission, New Delhi (2015) Vocal support for Odissi Dance recital by Smt. Madhavi Mudgal, at Takshshila Festival, Bihar (2015) Festival of Young Musician & Dancers by Sahitya Kala Parishad and Govt of NCT, Delhi (2015)