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He completed his schooling in St.Jude's school, CCPLM Anglo Indian High School and [[Pre-university course|Pre-university course(]]PUC) in [[Cochin College]], Kerala. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Applications in [[BPC College Piravom|BPC College,Piravom]], Kochi, Kerala.
He completed his schooling in St.Jude's school, CCPLM Anglo Indian High School and [[Pre-university course|Pre-university course(]]PUC) in [[Cochin College]], Kerala. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Applications in [[BPC College Piravom|BPC College,Piravom]], Kochi, Kerala.


Kuldeep Pai is a [[Gold medal|gold medalist]] in Masters of Indian Classical Music at [[University of Madras]] and also holds a [[Diploma]] in [[Audio engineer|Sound Engineering]].
Kuldeep Pai is a gold medalist in Masters of Indian Classical Music at [[University of Madras]] and also holds a [[Diploma]] in [[Audio engineer|Sound Engineering]].{{cn}}


He was formally trained by N.P. Ramaswamy and [[O.S.Thyagarajan|O.S.Thiagarajan]] in [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] Vocal; Hariharan in Violin and Ramamurthy in Western Classical [[Piano]]. He imbibed the intricacies and nuances of the rhythms by learning Mridangam from four stalwarts of the art -Dennis, Vaikom S Gopakumar, Kalamandalam Krishnankutty and [[Mannargudi Easwaran]]. Besides being an autodidact Harmonium player, he can play the [[Flute]] as well.
He was formally trained by N.P. Ramaswamy and [[O.S.Thyagarajan|O.S.Thiagarajan]] in [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] Vocal; Hariharan in Violin and Ramamurthy in Western Classical [[Piano]]. He imbibed the intricacies and nuances of the rhythms by learning Mridangam from four stalwarts of the art -Dennis, Vaikom S Gopakumar, Kalamandalam Krishnankutty and [[Mannargudi Easwaran]]. Besides being an autodidact Harmonium player, he can play the [[Flute]] as well.
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In 2002, he shifted base from Kochi to [[Chennai]] along with his family, to embark on a career.
In 2002, he shifted base from Kochi to [[Chennai]] along with his family, to embark on a career.


Kuldeep has a deep inclination towards [[spirituality]] and is immensely influenced by [[Hinduism|Sanatana Dharma]]. With music as his career and spirituality as his guiding force, he has rendered various stage concerts<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/with-consummate-ease/article2973838.ece|title=With consummate ease|last=Vijayambika|first=P.|date=2012-03-08|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-01-18|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/chennai-margazhi-season/kuldeep-pai-hits-and-misses/article6745385.ece|title=Hits and misses|last=Narendran|first=T. T.|date=2015-01-01|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-01-18|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> in India and across the globe.
His voice was praised,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/with-consummate-ease/article2973838.ece|title=With consummate ease|last=Vijayambika|first=P.|date=2012-03-08|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-01-18|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> though a reviewer of one concert said "the image of the raga eluded him".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/chennai-margazhi-season/kuldeep-pai-hits-and-misses/article6745385.ece|title=Hits and misses|last=Narendran|first=T. T.|date=2015-01-01|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-01-18|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==

Revision as of 16:05, 15 February 2018

KULDEEP M PAI
Born (1982-01-09) 9 January 1982 (age 42)
Kochi, Kerala
Occupation(s)Indian musician, composer, carnatic music vocalist, music producer and YouTube celebrity
Websitehttp://kuldeepmpai.com/

Kuldeep Muralidhar Pai (born 9 January 1982), best known as Kuldeep Pai, is an Indian musician, composer, Carnatic music vocalist, music producer and YouTube celebrity.

Kuldeep is the first Indian Classical musician to utilize YouTube as a primary medium to infuse the abundance of Indian cultural heritage into the younger generations.

Kuldeep's videos are predominantly rendered and starred by children and are released under his own recording label, 'Chith'.

He has received multiple awards and honours, including the 'Social Harmony Award[1][2]' for his exemplary work in binding the nation in the field of music, arts and culture at the International Convention of Peacemakers for Universal Harmony in Goa.

His YouTube channel, 'Kuldeep M Pai' has a subscription of over 400,000 members and his videos have drawn more than 133 million views worldwide (as of Feb 2018). His channel has received the 'Silver play button' from YouTube.

Early Life & Background

Kuldeep Pai is a child prodigy, who, at the age of 3, enthralled the audience by identifying the corresponding swaras (musical notes) for all the songs played to him. His talent was discerned by his parents and they instantly initiated him into Carnatic music classes. Initially, he started learning lessons from Antony and then continued with Arun Kumar. He further continued his musical journey under the tutelage of Shamsudeen and was trained under him for a period of 10 years.

Kuldeep could also play the Harmonium at the tender age of 3. He started his vocal Carnatic stage concerts when he was seven years old.

He completed his schooling in St.Jude's school, CCPLM Anglo Indian High School and Pre-university course(PUC) in Cochin College, Kerala. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Applications in BPC College,Piravom, Kochi, Kerala.

Kuldeep Pai is a gold medalist in Masters of Indian Classical Music at University of Madras and also holds a Diploma in Sound Engineering.[citation needed]

He was formally trained by N.P. Ramaswamy and O.S.Thiagarajan in Carnatic Vocal; Hariharan in Violin and Ramamurthy in Western Classical Piano. He imbibed the intricacies and nuances of the rhythms by learning Mridangam from four stalwarts of the art -Dennis, Vaikom S Gopakumar, Kalamandalam Krishnankutty and Mannargudi Easwaran. Besides being an autodidact Harmonium player, he can play the Flute as well.

In 2002, he shifted base from Kochi to Chennai along with his family, to embark on a career.

His voice was praised,[3] though a reviewer of one concert said "the image of the raga eluded him".[4]

Personal life

Kuldeep Pai was born in Kochi, Kerala to G. Muralidhar Pai and V.S.Vijayakumari. He hails from Goud Saraswat Brahmin community and his mother tongue is Konkani.

Musical Career

Performances and contributions

Kuldeep Pai has established a prolific career as a Carnatic Vocalist[5][6] and has rendered stage concerts since his childhood days.

Kuldeep has also accompanied prominent singers like O.S Arun, S.Janaki, and Vani Jayaram on Harmonium for nearly 4 years ranging to 300 concerts. He has also vocalized for Classical dance performances[7] with senior artistes in the field and continued his rendition for almost eleven years. He has also provided vocal support for few Indian Jingles.

From 2015, he transposed his performances to web-based medium of presentations.

Thematic Presentation

Kuldeep is an 'Ashtavadhani'[8] in the music field who has proved his creativity and capability by commingling seven different instruments with his own voice.

Adviteeya[9] is a unique, experimental album by Kuldeep in Carnatic genre, where he has sung to his own accompaniments of 7 live instruments, playing Violin, Mridangam, Ghatam, Kanjira, Tabla, Harmonium and Melodica. This album[9] was released by his guru O.S.Thiagarajan on Nov. 22, 2006 in Chennai and singer S.Janaki received the first copy.

Music Director and Composer

Kuldeep Pai has composed and rendered four songs for a Switzerland based multi-lingual movie,“Madly in Love”. His compositions primarily accentuate the melodic arrangement of instruments and soothing renditions. Kuldeep has composed music for dance dramas like “Jagath Janani” and “Sri Krishna Vaibhavam” produced by Sri Devi Nrithyalaya. He has also composed songs and stotras for his YouTube spiritual music series, 'Vande Guru Paramparaam', including, Ganesha Pancharatnam, Shivashtakam, Namo Namo Bharathambe, Shiva Panchaakshara Stotram, Mahalakshmi Ashtakam, Ashtalakshmi Stotram, Bhavani Ashtakam, Rama Ashtakam and few other devotional songs.

He is currently pursuing training in Western Classical music and learning the nuances of the art. He aims to become a global music composer in the future and intends to promulgate the greatness of the Indian patrimony to the world.

Touring

As a performing musician, Kuldeep Pai has travelled all over India and across the globe, including Australia, New Zealand, United States of America, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Canada, Mauritius, Re-union Islands and all over Europe.

Vande Guru Paramparaam

In his quest to reinvigorate Indian heritage through music and to cascade the cultural abundance to the younger generation, Kuldeep Pai conceptualized- 'Vande Guru Paramparaam', a spiritual musical series in 2015.

All the devotional videos under this series have drawn rave reviews for lyrical clarity and expressive intonations.

Popular devotional singer and child prodigy, Sooryagayathri was introduced by Kuldeep Pai. He is also her guru and mentor in her musical journey. Both of them shot to fame after the YouTube videos 'Ganesha Pancharatnam[10]' and 'Hanuman Chalisa' went viral in social media.[10]

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Kuldeep Pai with Sooryagayathri in their blockbuster YouTube video- Ganesha Pancharatnam

Chith Foundation

Chith foundation for Arts and Spirituality is a non-profit organization instituted by Kuldeep Pai, with the main objective of enriching the classicism of Indian music and heritage. All his YouTube videos are recorded and released under the label 'Chith'. Kuldeep employs premier and latest technologies for his video and sound recordings and proposes to bring forth various musical genres of Indian background.

Titles, Awards and other recognition

Kuldeep Pai is an All India Radio graded artist and has performed Carnatic Classical concerts regularly all over India and also abroad. During his career, Kuldeep Pai has been bestowed with numerous titles and has won numerous other awards and prizes.

YEAR HONOUR/TITLE CONFERRED HONOURING BESTOWED OR PRESENTED BY REF
1999 'KALAPRATHIBA' MG UNIVERSITY
2007 'YUVAKALABHARATHI' (as an all rounder) BHARATH KALACHAR [11]
2008 D.K.PATTAMAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE KARTHIK FINE ARTS [12][13][14]
2016 THE PRIDE OF INDIA BHASKAR AWARD MAHARASHTRA JOURNALIST FOUNDATION
2018 SOCIAL HARMONY AWARD MAHARSHI ARVIND FOUNDATION [1][2]

Discography

VANDE GURU PARAMPARAAM SERIES
S.no Year of Release Title of the song Performers Language Composer/lyricist
1 2015 Ganesha Pancharatnam Sooryagayathri & Kuldeep M Pai Sanskrit Adi Shankara
2 2015 Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma Sooryagayathri Kannada Purandara Dasa
3 2015 Om Nama Shivaaya Kuldeep M Pai, Sri Sammohana & Shiva Sankeerthana Hindi Traditional
4 2015 Hanuman Chalisa Sooryagayathri Hindi Tulsi Das
5 2015 Ayigiri Nandini Sooryagayathri, Sindhuja Sundar, Mrinalini Sivakumar, A. Shreeya, S. Abirami, Eesha Sridharan, T. Chaarukesi, M. Sri Sammohana, M. Shiva Sankeerthana Sanskrit Adi Shankara
6 2015 Harivarasanam Sooryagayathri & Kuldeep M Pai Sanskrit Kambakudi Kulathur Srinivasa Iyer
7 2015 Narayanam Bhaje S. Abirami & T. Chaarukesi Sanskrit Bhadra Giri Dasa
8 2016 Vande Mataram Sooryagayathri & Kuldeep M Pai Sanskrit Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
9 2016 Ya Devi Sarvabhutheshu Deepti Varsha Sanskrit Part of Devi Mahatmyam
10 2016 Nagendra Haaraaya Sooryagayathri Sanskrit Adi Shankara
11 2016 Sri Ramachandra Kripalu Sooryagayathri Sanskrit Goswami Tulsi Das
12 2016 Ye Theeruga Nanu Kuldeep M Pai Telugu Bhadrachala Ramadasu
13 2016 Radhe Govinda Sindhuja Sundar & Mrinalini Sivakumar Sanskrit Traditional
14 2016 Ganapathi Rhyme Sooryagayathri & Kuldeep M Pai Tamil Padmadevan
15 2016 Ram Govind Hari Rahul Vellal Hindi Sant Kabir
16 2016 Namō Namō Bhāratāmbē Sooryagayathri & Kuldeep M Pai Sanskrit Nochur Venkatraman
17 2016 Maveli Nadu Vaneedum Kalam Sooryagayathri Malayalam Traditional
18 2016 Lalitha Sahasranamam Kuldeep M Pai Sanskrit Traditional
19 2016 Krishna Krishna Sooryagayathri, Sindhuja Sundar, Mrinalini Sivakumar, Bhavya Ganapathi Sanskrit Traditional
20 2016 Mahalakshmi Ashtakam Rahul Vellal Sanskrit Lord Indra
21 2017 Vishnu Sahasranamam Sooryagayathri Sanskrit Traditional
22 2017 Sivashtakam Rahul Vellal Sanskrit Adi Shankara
23 2017 Brahmam Okate Sooryagayathri & Rahul Vellal Telugu Annamacharya
24 2017 Rama Ashtakam Sooryagayathri & Kuldeep M Pai Sanskrit Sage Vyasa
25 2017 Aane Bandithamma Shreecharana Neeramoole Kannada Purandara Dasa
26 2017 Govind leeno mol Kuldeep M Pai Hindi Meera Bai
27 2017 Prabhu Ramachandra Ke Dootha Sooryagayathri Hindi Traditional
28 2017 Bhavani Ashtakam Bhavya Ganapathi Sanskrit Adi Shankara
29 2017 Avari Avari - Marathi Gavlan Aparnaa Seshan & Akshathaa Seshan Marathi Sant Tukdoji Maharaj
30 2017 Ashtalakshmi Stothram Sindhuja Sundar, Mrinalini Sivakumar, A. Shreeya, S. Abirami,

Eesha Sridharan, T. Chaarukesi, M. Sri Sammohana, M. Shiva Sankeerthana

Sanskrit Traditional
31 2017 Pibare Ramarasam Rahul Vellal Sanskrit Sadasiva Brahmendra
32 2017 Moko Kahan Sooryagayathri Hindi Sant Kabir
33 2018 Vaishnava Janato Sooryagayathri, Rahul Vellal, Bhavya and Kuldeep M Pai Gujarathi Narsinh Mehta
34 2018 Om Nama Shivaya (Musical Chant) Kuldeep M Pai Sanskrit Traditional

References

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  3. ^ Vijayambika, P. (2012-03-08). "With consummate ease". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. ^ Narendran, T. T. (2015-01-01). "Hits and misses". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  5. ^ Sivakumar, S. (2010-12-23). "Creative but not overdone". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  6. ^ Venkatraman, Lakshmi (2009-12-25). "Commendable effort". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  7. ^ Nathan, Archana (2015-01-22). "Onus is on the dancer too". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  8. ^ "Aesthetic blend of diction and bhava". The Hindu. 2006-12-01. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  9. ^ a b "Adviteeya". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  10. ^ a b "Taking the Social Media Route to Carnatic Fame". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  11. ^ "Bharat Kalachar:Yuva kala bharathi awards,Bharatanatyam,chennai margazhi festival,Margazhi mahotsav december 2002,Carnatic music,chennai music & dance seasons,Chennai bharat kalachar awards". www.bharatkalachar.com. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  12. ^ Connection, Sumathi, Saigan. "Indian Heritage - December Madras (Chennai) Music Season - Awards 1998 - 2009". www.indian-heritage.org. Retrieved 2017-12-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ ""Chennai sabhas need fool-proof security system"". The Hindu. 2008-12-02. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  14. ^ Adroit. "Nityashree, Sudha Raghunathan, T.N. Krishnan, S. Rajam and Gayathri Venkataraghavan to be honoured in Season 2008 - Carnatic Music News - Darbar for claissical music / claissical dance". www.carnaticdarbar.com. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
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