Pt. Rajaram alias raja kale was initiated under his father Prabhakarrao Kale. He received further training from Pt. Uttamrao Agnihotri. Later on, he was under the able tutelage of legendary Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki. He also received valuable guidance from Pt. C. P. Rele and Pt. Balasaheb poonchwale of Gwalior Gharana.

Apart from the obvious influence of his own guru, Pt. Raja Kale, has made a studiously analytical & interpretive study of older and contemporary Hindustani composers like great Pt. S. N. Ratanjankar “Sujaan”, Pt. Ramashreya Jha “Ramrang”, Pt Kumar Gandharva, Pt. C. R. Vyas and others, all of whose compositions he renders in a manner true to his own imagination and personality while remaining faithful to their original content.