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| origin         = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]

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'''Kashinath Mukherjee''' (8 January 1925 - 28 October 2011) <ref> https://www.justdial.com/JdSocial/news/1547012607589000 </ref> was a [[Hindustani classical music]]ian and [[sitar]] player of [[Etawah Gharana]]. Kashinath Mukherjee was born in [[Kolkata]] into an aristocratic family having a rich cultural heritage. His father Shital Chandra Mukherjee was a scientist specialized in chemistry, as well as a learned dhrupad singer. He is younger brother of film director [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.littleindia.com/news/125/ARTICLE/1392/2006-11-12.html | title=Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai | first=Shekhar | last=Hattangadi | work=Little India |accessdate=17 May 2018 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423145558/http://www.littleindia.com/news/125/ARTICLE/1392/2006-11-12.html |archivedate=23 April 2010 }}</ref> His family consists of academics. Inspired by elder brother Hrishikesh Mukherjee (who became a film director later), he started to play sitar before starting to learn formally. His younger brother is Dwarkanath Mukherjee, a screenplay writer for many Bollywood films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kavitachhibber.com/main/main.jsp?id=mukherjee_memories |title=Kavita Chhibber |publisher=Kavita Chhibber |date= |accessdate=2011-08-19}}</ref> Later he learned sitar from Srinivas Nag (a disciple of Ustad [[Enayet Khan]]) for twelve years. After the death of Srinivas Nag, he was under the tutelage of  Ustad [[Vilayat Khan]], one of the greatest sitarists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itcsra.org/sra_sammelan/itcsammelan_12th_Kol.html |title=ITC-Sangeet Sammelan |publisher=Itcsra.org |date=2004-11-19 |accessdate=2011-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927091626/http://www.itcsra.org/sra_sammelan/itcsammelan_12th_Kol.html |archive-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During this period he kept away from public appearances, as directed by his Ustad (master). His close association with legends like Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad Amir Khan, and Ustad Keramat Ullah Khan informed his musical views. Due to his inclination towards Amir Khan's singing, he learned from [[Amir Khan (singer)|Amir Khan]] until Khan's death.