The Tabla Master
Ashish Sharma
Ashish Sharma
29 Sep, 2013
Workers making tablas at Haridas Ramachandra Vhatkar’s shop in Mahim West, Mumbai. Haridas, who was born into a family of tabla makers, came to Mumbai in 1994, and opened this shop four years later. He is well known among tabla maestros, many of whom, including Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pandit Kishan Maharaj, and fusion artists Trilok Gurtu and Talvin Singh, have had their tablas made by him
Workers making tablas at Haridas Ramachandra Vhatkar’s shop in Mahim West, Mumbai. Haridas, who was born into a family of tabla makers, came to Mumbai in 1994, and opened this shop four years later. He is well known among tabla maestros, many of whom, including Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pandit Kishan Maharaj, and fusion artists Trilok Gurtu and Talvin Singh, have had their tablas made by him
About The Author
Ashish Sharma is an award-winning photojournalist with a lens that captures the 'moment' in its minutest detail. With over a decade in photojournalism, he is currently Deputy Photo Editor at Open Magazine
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