Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasiaji gave him first opportunity to accompany himself at the prestigious ‘Sawai Gandharva Music Festival’ held at Pune in 1995. Panditji was so much convinced about Sunil after that concert, that he began seeking Sunil’s flute support almost in each of his concert. Now Sunil’s accompaniment along with his Guru has become a regular feature in almost all the concerts that Hariji performs; in India and abroad.
This hands on experience has immensely improved up his style of playing the bamboo flute! Sunil is ‘A’ grade artist of AIR- All India Radio and Television. He regularly performs there. He is an empanelled artist of ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations) too.