Ajay Pohankar (born 24 February 1947) is an Indian classical vocalist belonging to Kirana Gharana school of Hindustani classical music.
[1][2] Ajay Pohankar (Marathi: अजय पोहणकर) was born in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh in a Deshastha Brahmin Marathi family, where his father was a lawyer.
His first Guru was his mother Sushilabai Pohankar, a classical vocalist and a musicologist of Kirana gharana.
At a young age of 11, Pohankar was invited to perform at the annual Sawai Gandharva Music Festival in Pune[3] His sister, Swati Natekar, is also a singer based in London.
Ajay Pohankar is married to Anjali, a vocalist and musicologist who has also written a book on Thumri.