Vijay Kichlu

Vijay Kichlu (Kashmiri: विजय किचलू (Devanagari), وجے کچلو (Nastaleeq)) (1930- ) is an Indian classical singer. He studied Dhrupad with the Dagar Brothers and Khayal with Latafat Hussain Khan, whose style had a strong connection with Dhrupad. He and his brother, Ravi Kichlu, formed a famous classical vocalist duo.

He was the founder and head of the ITC Music Academy for 25 years until he decided to retire due to change in management at the ITC headquarters. He founded Sangeet Research Academy for patronising and nurturing upcoming talents in indian classial music


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