Bhaskar Nath

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Baba Bhaskar Nath
At a music festival in Hyderabad, 2011
At a music festival in Hyderabad, 2011
Background information
Born (1994-09-23) 23 September 1994 (age 29)
New Delhi
OriginMeerut , Uttar Pradesh , India
GenresHindustani Classical Music
InstrumentsShehnai, Flute, Harmonium

Baba Bhaskar Nath (born 23 September 1994)[citation needed] is an Indian classical instrumentalist. He plays the Shehnai[1] belonging to Meerut Shehnai Gharana.[2] He is a child prodigy.

Early life[edit]

Baba Bhaskar Nath was born in New Delhi in a family of musicians originally hailing from Meerut to classical singer Pandit Vishwanath and K Rajlaxmi.[citation needed] His uncle is Pandit Jagannath, also a Shehnai player.[citation needed] He started learning Shehanai and Harmonium at a young age under the guidance of his grandfather Om Prakash.[3] He is schooling at Delhi Public School.[4] He is training under vocalist Pandit Jasraj.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

Baba Bhaskar Nath gave his first solo performance at the age of 10.[citation needed] His renders in Ragas in Gayaki ang (style), Banarasi dhun, Thumri, Chaiti, Kajri and Tappa.[citation needed]

Baba Bhaskar Nath belongs to a family of renowned musicians of Meerut Shehnai Gharana. He started his early training in Shehnai, Flute, and Harmonium at a very young age under the guidance of his grand father, the Late. Pt. Om Prakash, his paternal uncle, Sangeet Natak Academy Awardee the Late. Pt. Jagannath who was an internationally acclaimed Shehnai Vadak and his father the renowned vocalist of Kirana Gharana, Yash Bharati Awardee Pt. Vishwanath. He is currently learning the fine nuances of music under Guru Shishya Parampra from “Padam Vibhushan” Sangeet Martand, Pt. Jasraj ji.

He performed at major festivals, such as the Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival in 2010,[5] and Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh in 2011. He has done his graduation in Economic (HONS) from Hindu college, University of Delhi .[citation needed]

Baba Bhaskar Nath has imbided his paternal uncle, Pt. Jagannath ji’s highly colourful imaginative style of rendering Raga’s in the gayaki ang/ style and Banarsi Dhune/ Thumri/ Chaiti/ Kajri & spl. In Tappa.

Awards[edit]

Performances[edit]

  • Meerut Mahotsav, Meerut – 2005-2006
  • A.I.R, Udaipur - 2006
  • Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh, Varanasi – 2009
  • Baba Vishwanath Sangeet Samaroh, Delhi – 2009
  • “Bharat Ratna” M.S. Subbalakshmi Sangeet Samaro (Shankra Art’s), Varanasi
  • Ustaad Allauddin Khan Sangeet Evam Kala Academy, Bhopal, M.P.
  • Saptak Sangeet Samaroh – Ahmedabad
  • Pt. Omkar nath Sangeet Samaroh – Mumbai
  • Kal-Ke-Kalakaar – Mumbai
  • Mridangacharya Nana Saheb Pharse Smriti Samaroh, Damoh, M.P. Organised by (Ustad Allauddin Khan Sangeet Evam Kala Academy)
  • Ustad Bismillah Khan Smriti Samaroh, Jaipur organised by (Shruti Mandal & Rajasthan Cultural Ministry)
  • Swar Amrit Sangeet Samaroh – Mahakumbh Mela, Haridwaar
  • Pt. Vishnu Prasanna Smriti Samaroh, Kashi Baithak, Delhi – 2010
  • Epi Center, Gurgaon – 2010
  • Rama Krishna Mission, Lucknow (148th Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda)
  • Shri Durgyana Sangeet Samaroh, Amritsar.
  • Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Smriti Samaroh, Chandigarh.
  • Ravindra Bhawan, M.P. Sanskriti Parishad.


  • 39th Pt. Mani Pt. Moti Ram Sangeet Samaroh, Hyderabad (organised by Pt. Jasraj ji).

Notes[edit]

  1. "Bhaskar Nath, Bhuvanesh Komkali to debut at Sawai Gandharva | Pune News - Times of India".
  2. [1]
  3. Bhaskar Nath, Zee Tv
  4. "Delhi boy braves fractured toe,travels by train to open Sawai fest". 10 December 2010.
  5. [2]

References[edit]