Nikhil Ghosh

Nikhil Ghosh was born in Barisal, East Bengal, on 28 December 1918. He received his initial training from his father, the sitarist Akshay Kumar Ghosh. He trained under Ahmed Jan Thirakwa, Amir Hussain Khan and Jnan Prakash Ghosh. In 1945, he chose tabla over vocal performance and worked as both an accompanist and soloist. He founded Sangit Mahabharati in Mumbai in 1956. He trained Nayan Ghosh in tabla, sitar and vocal music. He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 1990. He died on 3 March 1995.