Avirbhav Verma is an Indian

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player and percussionist who performs

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. 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

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, 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

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. His older brother, Swarit Verma is also a notable tabla player and lives in

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, Australia.

Career

Avirbhav has accompanied and performed alongside a number of vocalists and instrumentalists, including: * Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (Grammy Award Winner) * Lt Pandit Mehmood Dholpuri (Harmonium exponent) * Pandit Ajay Pohankar (Vocalist) * Pandit Vidyadhar Vyas * Ustad Salamat Ali Khan * Pandit Manu Kumar Seen * Shri Dinesh K Mahavir * BS Narang * Ustad Saeed Zafar * Dhondutai Kulkarni * Pandit Rajendra Prassanna * Rishab Prasanna * Rajesh Prasanna * Pandit Venkatesh Kumar He has performed with various French music bands through

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, including Masaladosa and Erik Truffaz. He has also performed in

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, 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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Verma, Avirbhav Tabla players Indian percussionists 1985 births Living people 21st-century Indian drummers