Ravindra Sathe

Sathe was born on 7 February 1951 in Pune, India, into a family of music lovers. His father was a radio announcer and harmonium player. Sathe's mother, Shakuntala, was a homemaker. At the age of eight, Sathe began singing Sudhir Phadke's songs with remarkable accuracy. Sathe completed his primary education in Pune and later graduated from Fergusson College. He then enrolled in the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) to study sound recording and engineering. He started his career as sound recordist in Doordarshan. He has many performances of light music all over India. These include "Nakshtranche Dene", Diwali pahat etc. He began his career in music at a young age, singing on All India Radio. He won the first prize in the Sugam Sangeet competition organized by Rotaract.