Shriram Hasabnis had the good fortune of having been born into a musical family. His father Suresh Hasabnis is a tabla player and vocalist, protégé of Vinayakrao Ghangrakar and Govindbuwa Kale of Sangli.

Under his father’s tutelage, Shriram’s talent began taking shape from the age of seven. He accompanied several kirtankaars even during his school days.

In his pursuit for excellence, he honed his skills accompanying renowned vocalists from Sangli, Miraj and Kolhapur. This continued even during his art studies at Kolhapur.

Though the harmonium was his medium of musical expression, he studied classical vocal music from G.V. Dandekar, a revered vocalist of the Gwalior gharana.

In the taaleem sessions by Kanebuwa he marked the nuances and intricacies in the gayaki of Agra and Gwalior gharanas.

Presently he is under the guidance of Tulsidas Borkar, a harmonium veteran. He accompanies his guru and also provides harmonium accompaniment to well-known vocalists and tabla players at prestigious concerts and festivals all over India and abroad.