Sukhwinder Singh Namdhari

Born September 1965 in the District of Ludihana, Punjab. Sukhvinder devoted himself to the study of Rhythm. He started his training at the age of 5 Under the Pakawaj Samrat Ustad Nihal Singh of the Punjab Gharana learning the pakawaj being a child prodigy he gave his first Solo performance at Birla Mateshwari Hall, Mumbai in 1978.

After receiving a sound foundation in Pakawaj, Sukhvinder had a desire to learn Tabla from none other than the world renowned Tabla Samrat Pandit Kishan Maharaj of Varanasi (Banaras Gharana), a living legend in Tabla playing. This intense urge of learning made him leave his home, family and childhood behind in late 1978 and proceed to Varanasi and dedicate his next eighteen years in the pursuit of tabla.

Pt. Kishan Maharaj saw the potential and dedications in the young Sukhvinder and gave him meticulous attention and tutelage. Pt. Kishan Maharaj takes pride in mentioning "Sukhvinder" as one of his best disciples who is carrying out the tradition of his "Banaras Baaj" (Banaras style of Tabla playing).

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