Sudhirkumar Saxena
Professor Sudhirkumar Saxena (1923 – 2007 in India) was a tabla artist Guru and professor.
He learnt the tabla performing art for years from Ustad
Spending his formative years in Meerut, he also graduated in Political Science. He in his era, played with most of the stalwarts of Indian Classical Music at that time. The speed of his hands on the "Baaya" i.e. the bigger of the two drums in tabla - which is the bass drum; was incredible. When he went to Russia, people were so amazed by the sound it produced that they suspected a pigeon being hidden inside somewhere to produce that sound!
He was an extremely humble person and one of the best Gurus one could ever meet. He never declined to teach anyone who came to him for help. Right from teaching seasoned musicians, he taught even naive beginners - sometimes free of cost.
His book The
He was the first guru of tabla player Pandit Divyang Vakil.
References
- The art of tablā rhythm: essentials, tradition, and creativity. ISBN 81-246-0368-5.