Poornima R. Kulkarni

Poornima R. Kulkarni is an A grade Hindustani vocal artist empanelled with Akashvani (All India Radio) Bengaluru, on its rolls since 2014, graded A in both classical and light classical music. Originally from Dharwad, she took Gold Medals in both her BA and MA in Music from Karnatak University and trained under Padma Bhushan Pandit Basavaraj Rajguru, with light-classical guidance from Pandit Vasant Kankapur of Dharwad. A recipient of a Karnataka State award, her repertoire ranges across khayal, thumri, kajri, chaiti, Marathi abhang, natya sangeet, bhajan and Kannada bhavageete, and she has featured on Doordarshan. Based in Bengaluru, Karnataka.