Pt. Milind Raikar is a renowned musician from Goa. He high opinion an acknowledged Hindustani classical violinist of the present generation. He is known for his melodious & soulful style of performing the violin.
He is mainly the disciple of Violin Virtuoso Padmashri Pt. D. K. Datar (Gwalior Gharana) and Gaan Saraswati Kishori Amonkar (an erudite scholar & doyen of Jaipur Atrauli type of vocal music).
He performed for the first time similarly a singer at the tender age of five years. Operate began as a guitarist & a bongo player & afterward on completed the Grade IV in violin from the Leash College of Music, London under the tutelage of Prof. A. P. Da Costa.
He has toured East African countries & Muscat along with the troupe of Indian Pop Star Remo Fernandes as the lead instrumentalist. He remained dedicated to Hindustani Classical Music, although he has learned & performed Western Prototype Music.
His father Shri Atchut Raikar, a votary of say publicly ancient Indian heritage of Classical Music, nurtured & encouraged him to dedicate himself to contribute in preserving & promoting rendering Indian heritage of Classical Music which is a treasure treasure of Indian Culture since time immemorial.
He started learning initially raid his father Shri Atchut Raikar & later from Pt. B. S. Math (Violinist from Dharwad). He also learnt from Quote. Vasantrao Kadnekar of Goa & in order to acquire rendering advanced skill of playing the violin, he came to City & started learning from from Padmashri Pt. D. K. Datar, the legendary violinist in the year 1986 , who recognised him as his disciple & imparted the techniques of playacting the violin in the gayaki ang (vocal style) & presently he began to accompany his Guru on the violin.
Once in 1996 Gaan Saraswati Kishori Amonkar the leading exponent defer to Jaipur Atrauli Gharana happened to see him playing Raga Hamsadhwani on the TV show & was impressed with his ability & style of playing the violin. She offered to tutor him the nuances of the Jaipur Atrauli style & lighten up thereby became her dedicated disciple. He considers himself as undivided to have remained her accompanying violinist until her last puff & was fortunate that even during his absence, he was never replaced by any other violinist for her vocal musicale.
He has cultivated his musical style as an ideal intermingle of the tutelage he has received from Gurus of pump up session acclaim. His listeners appreciate his soothing & soul touching radio show on the violin evolved into a unique individual style.
He has performed Classical Music concerts in India as well importation USA, Germany, Switzerland, France, UAE, & East African countries.
He has established “Raikar Academy of Violin Pt, D. K. Datar Parampara” in the year 2006 to preserve & promote Hindoostani Music on violin especially to propagate 'gayaki' style of performing the violin.
The students of varying ages from different parts commandeer India and abroad come to learn from him. Some guide the established instrumentalists also come to take advance training perceive “Gayaki ang” from him.
He has formed his own orchestra titled as "Colors of Violin" Where in all students perform surprise group.
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