NAWAZ MIRAJKAR
Artistic Director | Classical Musician | Creative Collaborator | Innovative Educator
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About
About
As a Singapore-based Indian musician coming from a long line of tabla players, Nawaz Mirajkar has always believed in composing and performing music that reflects the complexity of his identity. Since moving to Singapore in 1994, he has worked with many Singaporean and International musicians and percussionists to bring this belief to life. His art and passion represents a true performance style celebrating the confluence of performer and the audience. Thus, reaching a wider audience through such interactive performances. His current aim is to bring this unique confluence of music - celebrating both Indian classical music and Chinese, Malay, and Western art forms - to as many people as possible through performances, workshops, and instruction.
Awards & Accolades
Awards & Accolades
Sangitha Kala Nipuna by Bhaskar's Arts Academy (Singapore)
2026Pandit Deepak Chowdhury Memorial Award (Kolkata)
2020Kalashri Yuva Award (Pune)
2017Young Artist Award (Music) by the National Arts Council, Singapore
2011Guinness World Record for a non-stop 27-hour drumming marathon
2001Tabla Visharad (First Class), Akhil Bhartiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal
1994
Teaching & Mentorship
Teaching & Mentorship
Head of Percussion Department & Senior Tabla Guru - Temple of Fine Arts, Singapore
Adjunct Faculty - School of the Arts (SOTA), Singapore
Founder & Mentor - Sattva Youth Ensemble, Singapore
Founder & Mentor - Swarhythm Singapore
Principal Tutor - National University of Singapore (NUS) Indian Instrument Ensemble.
Heritage
Heritage
Born in Pune (1868), Ustad Mehboob Khan Saheb Mirajkar, a renowned tabla player and generous teacher, left home to study under Ustad Jugna Khan (disciple of Ustad Nannhe Khan), Ustad Jahangir Khan of Indore, and Pandit Balwantrao Watve. After ten years of training, he developed a unique style blending various Gharanas and amassed a vast collection of compositions.
Born in 1938 to a musical family, Ustad Mohammad Hanif Khan Mirajkar, son and disciple of Ustad Mehboob Khan Mirajkar, also studied with his brother, Ustad Abdul Khan Mirajkar, and Ustad Jahangir Khan of Benares, learning rare compositions. A full-time tabla teacher since 1986, he received awards including "Laya Vadya Ratna" (2002), "Kala Shree" (2000), "Rajiv Gandhi Puraskar" (1997), and "Gaurav Padak" (1994). Trained in Purab Gharana with knowledge of all Gharanas, he has a unique style, with senior students like Dr. Rajendra Durkar, Nitin Kulkarni, Prakash Kandaswamy, Vickneshwaran Rainakrishnan, and his son, Nawaz Mirajkar, now tabla teachers at Temple of Fine Arts International.
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