Endowed with a wholly original, melodious and rich voice, Kalpini is well-trained and widely recognized as one of the finest classical vocalists of the younger generation.
She is the daughter and disciple of the legendary Pandit Kumar Gandharva and has also been trained by her illustrious mother, Vidushi Vasundhara Komkali. Kalapini not only learned from her distinguished parents the technique and grammar of her art but also inherited a capacity for creativity and reflection.

While strengthening her hold over her inheritance with a fine sense of understanding, she has evolved her own vision and has emerged in the last decade as a vocalist with a profound degree of sensitivity and intensity. Her musical lineage is most manifest in the emphasis laid on the rendition of the bandish (composition), its bhava or meaning, and in the studied restraint which does not allow the notes, or laya (tempo), to overwhelm the lyrics.

Kalapinis wide repertoire of ragas and compositions is further supplemented by the presentation of the traditional songs of the Malwa region. The Sagun-Nirgun Bhajans of various saint poets rendered in her inimitable style provide the ascetic flavor to Kalapinis music.

Kalapini has received a fellowship from Dept. of Culture, Government of India and has been honored with the Kumar Gandharva Award. Her several recordings have been released by different music companies. She is an active trustee of the Kumar Gandharva Sangeet Academy.