Foundations
The classical years
Hindustani classical music came first. He began formal lessons at about ten, and a SPICMACAY gurukul scholarship later took him to study with Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar, the dhrupad master.
That training still shows — in the devotional pieces he sings today and in the control he brings to a Garba set that runs for hours.
- Hindustani classical
- Dhrupad
- SPICMACAY scholar





