Shubha Mudgal has established herself as one of the leading Hindustani Classical vocalists of the current generation. She is also fluent in other musical genres.
Shubha and I share a common guru, the late Ramashreya Jha “Ramrang.” A not-so-well-known fact about Shubha – her father was Skand Gupt, the outstanding cricket commentator of yesteryear, whose distinguished voice and Hindi diction are remembered by AIR listeners of the 1970s and 1980s.
These portraits were taken in Mumbai in December 2009.


Shubha Mudgal
5D Mark II, 85L II


Shubha Mudgal
5D Mark II, 85L II


Shubha Mudgal
5D Mark II, 85L II
by Rajan P. Parrikar
3 comments
It is nice to see somethin about Shubhaji. The year I came to the department she had already passed but my sister who was doing masters in English lit. She had Jaya Gupta her teacher and hostel warden as well. She told me a lot of stories of Shubhaji’s practice sessions in the campus.
Your photography is amazing and I have a lot of questions regarding it but I know you will never answer so be that way…I enjoy all of your work anyway
May I suggest a B&W version of the second?
Arun: B&W version added.