Facing East Productions
World Class World Music Artist
Rishabh Dhar (Pakhawaj Exponent)

Rishabh Dhar is the son of Dhrupad Exponent Smt. Ashoka Dhar Nandy the first female Dhrupadia in India.She is the oldest disciple of Late Ustad Nasir Aminuddin Dagar sahab the great Dhrupad Maestro (One of the Senior Dagar Brothers). Rishabh was born and brought up in the Ustad Nasir Moinuddin Dagar Dhrupad Sangeet Ashram amidst an ambiance reverberating to the vibrations of the tanpura.The actual training started as a toddler listening to the Maestro's singing all the time. Rishabh plays the Pakhawaj, the oldest North Indian classical percussion drum. He has extensive training in Pakhawaj from the early age of 3 years, under the guidance of Pandit Rajib Lochon Dey & Pandit Apurba lal Manna (of Lala Kebal Kishan Gharana), Pandit Vittal Das Gujrati and Pandit.Manik Munde (of Nana Sahab Panse Gharana). He has traveled and performed worldwide with various famous musicians of India, including Ustad Nasir Aminuddin Dagar Sahab, Pandit Uday Bhawalkar, Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar, Ustad Bahauddin Dagar, Smt Ashoka Dhar Nandy, Pandit Ajoy Chackraborty, Pandit Tanmoy Bose, Ustad Taufiq Quereshi (brother of Ustad Zakir Hussain) and many more famous personalities of Indian Classical Music. Rishabh has been a part of Various World Music Projects like "TAALTANTRA" of Pandit Tanmoy Bose & "LARITMA" a fusion project in Germany & "The Drums Of India" recreated by Mallar Ghosh the son of Legendary Tabla Guru Pandit Gyan Prakash Ghosh. I am currently associated with AMC in UK and taking workshops and teaching at SOAS (University of London) & also in Venlo (Holland).