Bhaskar Nath


Bhaskar Nath is an Indian classical instrumentalist. He plays the Shehnai belonging to Meerut Shehnai Gharana. He is a child prodigy.

Early life

Nath was born in New Delhi in a family of musicians originally hailing from Meerut to classical singer Pandit Vishwanath and K Rajlaxmi. His uncle is Pandit Jagannath, also a Shehnai player. He started learning Shehanai and Harmonium at a young age under the guidance of his grandfather Om Prakash. He is schooling at Delhi Public School. He is training under vocalist Pandit Jasraj.

Career

Nath gave his first solo performance at the age of 10. His renders in Ragas in Gayaki ang, Banarasi dhun, Thumri, Chaiti, Kajri and Tappa.
He performed at major festivals, such as the Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival in 2010, and Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh in 2011. He is also pursuing his graduation With ECONOMICS from hindu college, university of delhi.

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