Origin India Occupation(s) Musician Name Keshav Keshav | Instruments tabla Years active 2010–present | |
Genres Hindustani classical music | ||
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Keshava Kaarthikeyan (born (2003-03-01)1 March 2003) is an Indian tabla player. He is a prodigy and performed at the Delhi Commonwealth Games.
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Early life
Keshava Kaarthikeyan was born in Chennai, India to Artist Gopika Dahanukar and Film maker Kaarthikeyan Kirubhakaran. He is the grandson of painter, Prafulla Dahanukar. He started learning tabla when he was two years old.
Career
Keshava was spotted by Bharat Bala at an event, while he was conceiving Rhythms of India, the first Part of the Delhi Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in 2010. Since then he has performed extensively with his mother Gopika and raga guitarist Nadaka and is currently learning from Amit Kavtekar a student of Ustad Zakir Hussain. Keshava was also enrolled in the Pandit Shankar Ghosh Academy online and has also taken classes with Pt. Arup Chattopadhay and masterclasses with Ustad Zakir Hussain.