The Tabla Master

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

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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