Samarth Nagarkar

Hindustani classical vocalist, educator and author, Samarth Nagarkar, features at global festivals and venues such as The Lincoln Center (New York), LearnQuest Conference (Boston), and the Chicago World Music Festival. He has several solo and collaborative albums to his credit and has authored the much lauded book, ‘Raga Sangeet’. Trained under distinguished gurus, Ulhas Kashalkar and Dinkar Kaikini, and a former scholar of the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata, Samarth’s music represents the Gwalior, Agra and Jaipur gharana traditions. Samarth currently runs Raga Sangeet Creative and is among the first to scale digital platforms like Patreon in the Indian classical music world, pioneering new avenues for audience engagement, education and monetization. He frequently lectures at universities like NYU and MSM and works relentlessly to make this genre accessible to listeners, through masterclasses and innovative presentations.