Kunal Gunjal is a young and promising santoor artiste of the young generation. Having a musical background from his father, Shri.Ulhas Gunjal who is a disciple of internationally renowned santoor exponent, Padmavibhushan.Pt.Shivkumar Sharma, Kunal started learning santoor from Dr.Dhananjay Daithankar (Senior Disciple of Pt.Shivkumar Sharma).Kunal is now learning under the guidance of Pt.Shivkumar Sharma and is his Youngest Disciple, striving to make a name amongst the Cognoscenti who have made invaluable contributions to the metamorphosis of Indian Classical Music.Besides having performed with Pt.Shivkumar Sharma on stage, Kunal has performed in various prestigious music festivals and conferences like Pune Festival, 17th Devnandan Ubhyakar Yuva Sangeet Utsav, National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and MUSIC TODAY to name a few. He has many accolades to his honor including the Dr.Vasantrao Dehpande Yuva Kalakar Puraskar and was also awarded as “Best Indian Classical Instrumentalist” at Vedic Heritage (NY, USA) by Sangeet Martand.Pandit.Jasraj. Kunal is also a recipient of the National Scholarship, awarded by the Ministry of Culture ,Government of India and the Sawai Gandharva Scholarship. Kunal’s outstanding mastery over melody and rhythm has helped him leverage the uniqueness which the Santoor can offer to create a unique experience for eclectic audiences. Effortlessly and deftly, Kunal draws out a wide range of emotions from the 100 strings of the Santoor ranging from the introspective to the resounding.