Born on 1st 1973 march, learning sitar under the ‘Guru-shishya’ tradition. His
guru shri Vijay g sant is a well-known sitar player from famous ‘Sant Gharana’ of
baroda,India. His grandfather pt.Gangadhar sant was a traditional shenai-violin
player and he was a regular musician of ‘kalawant karkhana” at the time of
Shrimant Maharaja Sayajirao Gaeakwad of baroda.
His maternal Grandfather Shri Shankar Rao Gaikwad, was a
celebrated shanai Player to whom belong the credit of making the first ever
Gramophone Recording of the well-known doyen of the instrument, Ustad
Bismillah Khan.
Vishwas Sant own identity lies in his own style of the instrument
and rendering the raga which has created its own way, apart from the path made by
Pt.Ravi Shankar and Ut.Vilayat Khan. His style of playing is a unique
combination, incorporating elements of his firmly in the Gayaki tradition of
Classical vocal music.
He has a special style of playing his Instrument with Gayaki Anga
(singing style) with a Heart touching alaps and an ability to play different Intricate
and astonishing Tana’s.