Milind Chittal

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| birth_name = Milind Chittal

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1959|07|19}}

| birth_place = Karwar, Karnataka, India

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| origin = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

| genre = Hindustani classical music

| occupation = Singer, chartered accountant

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| website = [https://www.quora.com/profile/Milind-Chittal-3/ milindchittal.com]

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Milind Chittal is an Indian classical vocalist.{{cite web|title=Fanfare Joel Flegler|year = 1994|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jyflAAAAMAAJ&q=milind+chittal}}{{cite web|title=Profiles in Creativity|year = 1992|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qitlAAAAMAAJ&q=milind+chittal}}{{cite book|author=Mohan Nadkarni|title=The great masters: profiles in Hindustani classical vocal music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w_kTAQAAIAAJ&q=MILIND+CHITTAL|date=April 1999|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India|pages=31, 396|isbn=9788172232849}} Chittal is the son of Kannada writer Yashwant Chittal. He trained under Firoz Dastur of the Kirana Gharana. He is a 'Top' grade artist for classical music on All India Radio.[5][6]He is also a qualified chartered accountant.{{cite web|title=Firoz Dastur ITCSRA|url=http://www.itcsra.org/aspfiles/personwindow.asp?personid=301|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210201721/http://www.itcsra.org/aspfiles/personwindow.asp?personid=301|archive-date=10 February 2015}}

Career

Chittal's devotional album Enchanting Ram Bhajans was nominated for GiMA awards' for the best devotional album in 2015."Best Devotional Album", {{cite web|title=2015 Global Indian Film Award nominees|work=GIFA website|url=http://gima.co.in/oty-non-film-music-nominees.php?y=2015}}[http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/armaan-malik-lagori-and-kanishk-seth-lead-gima-2015-non-film-music-awards-150210 "Armaan Malik, Lagori and Kanishk Seth lead GiMA 2015 Non-Film Music Awards"]. Radio and Music, 10 February 2015. He has performed at major music festivals all over India{{cite web|title=Soak in the music at Gunidas sangeet sammellan DNA|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-soak-in-the-music-at-gunidas-sangeet-sammelan-1772640}}{{cite web|title=Harballabh music festival star performers|url=http://harballabh.org/star-performers.htm}}{{cite web|title=Sawai Gandharva Mahotsav|url=http://sawaigandharvabhimsenmahotsav.com/programs-1994}} and has also performed abroad in USA, Canada, UK, New Zealand, Australia ,UAE and Oman.{{cite web|title=Melbourne, Australia concerts|url=https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/vocal-recital-by-pt-milind-chittal-tickets-942255239787}}{{cite web|title=Neema Newcastle UK concerts|url=http://www.neemanewcastle.net/Gallery}} He has given playback for the television serial The Discovery of India produced by Shyam Benegal.{{cite web|title= Discovery of India (Bharat Ek Khoj) credits track|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YATqDtzLh18}} He was featured in Surabhi in the year 1998{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070826221631/http://www.indiasurabhi.com/surabhi03.html Episode 313 surabhi]}} and the Umang television series in 2011.Dhaneshwar, Amarendra [http://afternoondc.in/film-review/youth-enthral-with-lilting-music/article_26686 "Youth enthral with lilting music"]. Afternoon Dispatch and Courier, 7 June 2011.

Chittal was a member of the Jury for the 3iii International Indian Icon contest 3iii International Indian Icon [https://www.facebook.com/3iii.official/photos/1609490252567181].He participated in the biggest Hanuman Janmotsav in 2024 where musicians from all over the world chanted for world peace. Hanuman Janmotsav [https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=804306548393672&set=a.203994321758234]

Milind has recorded music albums for several music companies like Times Music, Magnasound, Mystica Music and Fountain Music.{{cite web|title=itunes.apple.com|url=https://music.apple.com/in/artist/milind-chittal/299468644}}