Teachers Details
Teaching & Mentoring:
- Percussionist and Tabla Maestro
- Over 12 years of experience in the field of teaching tabla, working with both groups and advanced private students
- Currently, conducting live online and offline classes
- Born into a family of professional vocalists, Shruteendra demonstrated a keen interest in rhythm from childhood
- Tabla training commenced at the age of 4 under the guidance of Pandit Chandra Shekhar Tripathi and later continued with Pandit Balkrishna Mishra
- Early exposure and interest in folk instruments like Dholak, Nakkara, and Duggi
- Developed expertise in tabla accompaniment under the mentorship of eminent vocalists M. V. Kalvint, Vidya Katagade, and Kashinath Bodas
- Ongoing training since 2003 under the renowned artist Pandit Yogesh Samsi of the Punjab Gharana
- Supplemental mentorship received from Pandit Susheel Kumar Jain, a virtuosic composer and tabla master
Work Experience
- Graded artiste of All India Radio, participated in radio broadcasts, and contributed to studio recordings
- Since 2010, dedicatedly teaching tabla at the prestigious BD Somani International School in Mumbai
- Accompanied numerous stalwarts of music, including Grammy-award winning artist Pandit Dhurba Ghosh, Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty, Dr N. Rajam, Pt Sharad Sathe, Pandit Dinkar Kaikini, Sri Shaunak Abhisheki, among others
Performance Experience
- SPICMACAY
- National Centre for Performing Arts, Mumbai
- India Habitat Centre, Delhi
- Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Delhi
- Sangeet Natak Akademi, “Sangeet Pratibha Festival,” Vishakapattnam
- Jaipore Literature Festival
- Mahindra Kabir Festival, Varanasi
- Kabir Festival, Mumbai
- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune
- Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai, Tabla Solo
- Theosophical Society, Varanasi, Tabla Solo
- Bhatkhande Festival, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
- JanFest, Indian Music Group, St Xavier’s College
- Performances Abroad: Singapore, Japan