Dr Uttara Chousalkar has been trained in Indian Classical Music since she was 8 years old. She was awarded the topmost rank in the SNDT University at the Master's of Music degree course.
She also holds a Doctorate degree in Music from the SNDT University.
Uttara is an A grade artist of All India Radio and her music is regularly telecasted on Insync Music TV Channel.
She has performed in all major cities in India and also in some cities in the USA.
She has composed tunes for poems written by Marathi poets like Ba Bha Borkar, Indira Sant and Pu. Shi. Rege.
Since 2010 she has been following the Baul Music tradition of Bengal and is the disciple of internationally acclaimed Baul Sadhika Shrimati Parvathy Baul.
Uttara is the only Baul performer in Maharashtra and has performed Baul Music in India and abroad.
Dr. Uttara is associated with an NGO named QUEST and teaches music to kids in Wada district of Maharashtra.
Uttara's "Krushnanaad"a theme based concert featuring various genres in varied Indian languages is well-acclaimed.
"Stree Sant Geeti" is another concert designed by Uttara. It is a collection of Abhangas written by Women,the tunes composed and sung by Uttara.
Currently Uttara is working on a project of translating Bengali Baul songs into Marathi maintaining the original tunes.