Madhup Mudgal

Madhup Mudgal
Background information
Origin	New Delhi, India
Genres	Khayal, Bhajan
Occupation(s)	Indian Classical singer, composer, Principal, Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Delhi
Instruments	Vocal

Madhup Mudgal is an Indian Hindustani classical music vocalist., known for his khayal and bhajan renditions. A disciple of Kumar Gandharva, he is also a composer, conductor and has been principal of the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Delhi, a music and dance school since 1995.

He received the prestigious Padma Shri award from the Government of India in 2006.

Madhup Mudgal was born in New Delhi to Professor Vinay Chandra Maudgalya, a renowned classical musician from the Gwalior gharana. His father started Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, New Delhi in 1939 from their home near Plaza cinema, Connaught Place. Professor Vinay Chandra Maudgalya is best remembered today for the lyrics of the song Hind Desh ke Niwasi in the animation film Ek Anek Aur Ekta by Vijaya Mulay which won the National Film Award for Best Educational Film. Because of his father's interests, Madhup grew up in a musical environment, where veteran musicians like Pt. Omkarnath Thakur and Ali Akbar Khan would come by regularly for sangeet baithaks (musical sittings). The school to its present location at Deen Dayal Upadhayaya Marg in 1972 and today houses over 1200 dance and music students and a faculty of 60 teachers.

Madhup completed his early schooling at Modern School, New Delhi He holds an M.A. and a M.Phil degree from the Music Faculty of University of Delhi for his research in the structure of Khayal. He received his early training in Hindustani classical music from his father, and went on to learn under the tutelage of musicians like, Pandit Vasant Thakar, Pandit Jasraj and finally the musical stalwart Kumar Gandharva.

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