ABOUT

Koustabh Dhar started learning tabla from the legendary tabla maestro of the Farukhabad Gharana, Pandit Sanjay Mukherjee, at the age of six. With the blessings of his guru, he quickly began to refine and enhance his craft. Over the years, he has participated in numerous classical music competitions and has been honoured with several prestigious awards. • He secured first position and became All Group Topper in the Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh Memorial Tabla Competition in 2018. • In the same year, he secured first position in the Tabla Competition organised by Chetla Murari Smriti Sangeet Sammilani. • He secured first position in Medha Annwesan organized by Sutanuti Parishad in 2022. • He was awarded the CCRT Junior National Scholarship by the Government of India in 2019, at the age of 13. • He has performed in Kolkata Doordarshan. • He has also performed at several prestigious music conferences across India, including Sutanuti Parishad Sangeet Sammilani(2023), Sangeet Piyasi Music Conference (2022), Aalap – The Music Conference organized by Gharana(2023), and the esteemed Harivallabh Sangeet Samaroh (2024) held in Jalandhar..