Milind Chittal | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Milind Chittal |
| Born | 19 July 1959 Karwar, Karnataka, India |
| Origin | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, chartered accountant |
| Website | milindchittal.com |
Milind Chittal is an Indian classical vocalist. [1] [2] [3] Chittal is the son of Kannada writer Yashwant Chittal. He trained under Firoz Dastur of the Kirana Gharana. He is also a qualified chartered accountant. [4]
Chittal's devotional album Enchanting Ram Bhajans was nominated for GiMA awards' for the best devotional album in 2015. [5] [6] He has performed at major music festivals all over India [7] [8] [9] and has also performed abroad in USA, Canada, UK, New Zealand, UAE and Oman. [10] He has given playback for the television serial The Discovery of India produced by Shyam Benegal. [11] He was featured in Surabhi in the year 1998 [12] and the Umang television series in 2011. [13] Chittal was a member of the Jury for the 3iii International Indian Icon contest [14] .He participated in the biggest Hanuman Janmotsav in 2024 where musicians from all over the world chanted for world peace [15] . Milind has recorded music albums for several music companies like Times Music, Magnasound, Mystica Music and Fountain Music. [16]
Following is a list of some of his albums:
Milind Chittal was nominated for Best Devotional Album at the 2015 Global Indian Film Awards [5]
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