A versatile artist, he sings semi classical forms like Bhajans, Thumris, Gazals and Natya Sangeet with panache.

Recipient of several prestigious awards,Panshikar has made his mark in performances throughout India as well as in Europe, the United States and the Middle east.

He is the son of the eminent Marathi stage actor and producer Prabhakar Panshikar.

Later he took training from the doyen of Jaipur gharana, Kishori Amonkar from the age of 17, over next 20–22 years.

During this time, Raghunandan had the rare fortune to be guided by Kishori Tai's mother, Mogubai Kurdikar.