Ishaan Ghosh

Ishaan Ghosh is a tabla player from the Farrukhabad gharana, born on 20 May 2000 to Tabla and Sitar maestro Pandit Nayan Ghosh. He is the grandson of Padmabhushan Pandit Nikhil Ghosh and grand-nephew of flautist Pandit Pannalal Ghosh. A child prodigy, Ishaan gave his first tabla solo recital at age 2. He has performed with Indian classical luminaries including Pandit Jasraj, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ustad Nishat Khan, Kaushiki Chakraborty, and Purbayan Chatterjee. He was awarded the Baba Allauddin Khan Yuva Puraskar by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in 2012 and the Achievement Award by President Jimmy Carter in 2016.