Shri Ajinkya Joshi
Instrument / Art Form: Tabla
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Pune-based Ajinkya Joshi started his initial training in music at the age of seven from Shantilal Shah, one of the senior disciples of well-known tabla player Suresh Talwalkar.
At the age of sixteen, Ajinkya moved to Mumbai and underwent intensive training in tabla for more than ten years from Suresh Talwalkar.
Ajinkya is the recipient of the Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Award. He has accompanied his guru in various tabla solo concerts all over India. He has been awarded the National Scholarship for young artists by the Government of India.
He has accompanied various artistes in India and has also toured Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Canada and USA for concerts. With a passion and potential for teaching, Ajinkya Joshi taught tabla in Toronto, Canada, for eight months in 2006.