Avirbhav Verma is an Indian
tabla player and percussionist who performs
Hindustani classical music. He is the disciple and son of Pawan Kumar Verma, and grandson of Pandit Lachman Singh Seen of Punjab Gharana.
Early life
Avirbhav was born in
Chandigarh, India. He received his first tabla lessons from his father, Pawan Kumar Verma. In 2000, after Verma's death, Avirbhav was taught by his grandfather, Pandit Lachman Singh Seen. His mother, Gandharv Verma, is a vocalist and an artist performing on
All-India Radio and
Doordarshan
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. His older brother, Swarit Verma is also a notable tabla player and lives in
Melbourne, Australia.
Career
Avirbhav has accompanied and performed alongside a number of vocalists and instrumentalists, including:
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Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (Grammy Award Winner)
* Lt Pandit Mehmood Dholpuri (Harmonium exponent)
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Pandit Ajay Pohankar (Vocalist)
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Pandit Vidyadhar Vyas
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Ustad Salamat Ali Khan
* Pandit Manu Kumar Seen
* Shri Dinesh K Mahavir
* Prof. B. S. Narang
* Ustad Saeed Zafar
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Dhondutai Kulkarni
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Early life
Dhondutai was born in a Brahmin family in Kolh ...
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Pandit Rajendra Prassanna
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Rishab Prasanna
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Career
Rishab Prasanna learn ...
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Rajesh Prasanna
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Pandit Venkatesh Kumar
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Early life and musical traini ...
He has performed with various French music bands through
Alliance Française, including
Masaladosa
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and
Erik Truffaz.
He has also performed in
Auckland, New Zealand, with his brothers Swarit Verma, Basant Madhur, and Deepak Madhur.
He joined
Delhi Public School, Chandigarh in 2013 as a teacher.
Awards
He received the ''State Award'' by the
Government of Punjab which was presented to him by the Punjab Chief Minister,
Captain Amrinder Singh.
References
External links
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Tabla players
Indian percussionists
1985 births
Living people
21st-century drummers