One of India’s leading tabla players, Aneesh Pradhan is a disciple of the illustrious tabla maestro Nikhil Ghosh from whom he inherited a rich and varied repertoire of traditional tabla solo compositions from the Delhi, Ajrada, Lucknow, Farrukhabad and Punjab gharanas.

Greatly appreciated by both the cognoscenti and the lay listener as a soloist and accompanist, Aneesh is the recipient of several awards such as the Aditya Birla Kala Kiran Award (2000), the Natyadarpan Award for Best Background Score (1998) for music direction to the Marathi play Tumbara directed by Sunil Shanbag, the Vasantotsav Award (2012) instituted in memory of the eminent vocalist Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande, and the Saath Sangat Kalakar Award (2013) instituted in memory of G.L. Samant by the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Pune.

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