▁he ▁finished ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁Oper ations ▁Research ▁from ▁Le high ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Career ▁K ed ar ▁has ▁been ▁performing ▁harm on ium ▁solo ▁and ▁accompan iment ▁concert s ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁featured ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁artist ▁on ▁the ▁M umb ai ▁Television ▁Channel ▁Do ord ar sh an ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁started ▁performing ▁profession ally ▁as ▁a ▁solo ist ▁and ▁accompan ist ▁of ▁H indust ani ▁Class ical ▁music ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 . ▁He ▁first ▁came ▁into ▁lim el ight ▁with ▁a ▁concert ▁at ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Ann ual ▁All adi ya ▁Khan ▁Sm r uti ▁Sam ar oh a ▁in ▁M umb ai , ▁India ▁with ▁Sm t . ▁Pad m av ati ▁Sh al ig ram - G ok hal ie ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁K ed ar ' s ▁music ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁that ▁of ▁Tul sh idas ▁B ork ar ▁and ▁P . ▁Mad h uk ar . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁classical ▁music , ▁K ed ar ▁also ▁plays ▁the ▁semi - class ical ▁forms ▁of ▁Mar ath i ▁N aty as ange et ▁( Stage ▁Music ), ▁b h aj ans , ▁and ▁th um ri . ▁ ▁K ed ar ▁has ▁performed ▁harm on ium ▁solo ▁and ▁has ▁accompanied ▁vocal ists ▁at ▁numerous ▁concert s ▁in