Sanjeev Chimmalgi is one of the most prominent and promising Hindustani classical singers of his generation. He has been singing professionally since his early twenties and has performed at prestigious music festivals all over the country as well as in the UK, the US, Spain, Switzerland & Germany. Sanjeev began training at the age of twelve under Ms. Krishna Lahiri and Sri. Prabhakar Gune. He then received in-depth exposure to the Kirana style, under theguidance of Pandit Madhav Gudi, leading disciple of the Kirana Maestro Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. The longest and most rigorous phase of his training was under the tutelage of Pandit C. R. Vyas who taught him numerous traditional compositions and rare ragas, and initiated him in the art of composition-oriented development that is so central to the Gwalior style. Currently Sanjeev is learning the aesthetics of the bandish under Pandit Satyasheel Deshpande and voice under Pandit Rajendra Manerikar. Sanjeev has also been instrumental in promoting the baithak parampara which he feels is the best environment to perform and listen to Indian Classical Music. Along with like-minded friends he has started ‘Manthan’ a forum for enjoying our music in the baithak parampara.