Pandit Avaneendra Sheolikar, conferred A-Top Status by All India Radio, was born in a family of musicians. Three generations of his family prior to his generation had dedicatedly practiced Indian classical music. His family and friends in Raipur, Chhattisgarh hosted several great maestros of Indian classical music and he remained surrounded by the enchanting melodies and intricate rhythms as he was a youngest audience to many baithaks and recitals during his musically rich upbringing in childhood. His father, Shri Sudhakar Rambhau Sheolikar, being a respected sitar player and author of a book on Indian Classical music, grandfather being a tabla and violin player Pt. Avaneendra developed an innate affinity for music from childhood. Pt. Avaneendra, an enchanting sitar virtuoso, is known for a disciplined development of ragas based on melodious and rhythmical style, evoking deep emotions by touching the soul as he holds a belief that there shall be no compromise on the raga being played. In his sitar recitals, Pt. Avaneendra makes elegant exposition of subtle nuances of ragas in the gayaki style, creative execution of layakari, and dexterous improvisation of intricate taans.