Pt. Rupak Pawar

Rupak Pawar is an 'A' Grade artist with his relentless and persistent Riyaz has made a unique niche for himself in the world of Indian Drumming Art of Tabla playing. Being the son and disciple of world renowned Tabla Maestro Pt Sadashiv Pawar, he accomplished his training under the tutelage of 30 years of Farukhabad gharana.
 

EDUCATION

• Diploma in Digital Electronics from BIT
• Sangeet Visharad (Tabla) -First class from ABGMV
• Sangeet Alankar (Tabla) -First class from ABGMV
• ‘A’ grade artist of All India Radio Scholarship from HRD Dept Of India

Honours

• “Sangeet Bhushan” puraskar by Global Foundation, Pune  Honoured by Government of Karnataka in ‘Mysore Dashera’ Festival.
• ‘Taal Mani’ at Kal-ke-Kalakar sangeet sammelan
• ‘Sharavati’ title by Halim Academy, Mumbai

Awards and Achievements

• ‘Gold Medalist’ by Lions Club, Thane 87
• First Prize in All India Music Competition by South Central Zone Nagpur, 1994
• First Prize in Hindustani Classical Instrumental by Rotary Club, Dombivli, 1993
• First Prize in All Maharashtra Percussion competition 1995
• Accompanied with Padmashree Ustad Halim Jaffer Khan

PERFORMANCES

• Accompanied with Padmashree Ustad Halim Jaffer Khan at Tansen Sangeet Samaroh in Gwalior.
• Accompanied with Great World Renowned Sitarist Pt. Niladri Kumar at Chakradhar Samaroh, Chhattisgarh.
• Performed in Instrumental Fusion at Festival Dete Nantes France, Germany, Switzerland by ICCR.
• Accompanied with Flute Mestro Pt.Rakesh Chaurasia at Kashinath Ghanekar hall at Thane
• Accompanied with Violinist Dr. N Rajam with Ruia College in Mumbai
• Accompanied with Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia and Pt.Jasraj at Vrindaban Gurukul, Mumbai
• Accompanied with Pt.Buddhaditya Mukherjee at Hrydesh Art Festival Vileparle.

WORKING EXPERIENCE

• Music faculty at Maya Somaiya School of Music and Performing art, Somaiya University since 2015, Mumbai
• Tabla Teacher at Sadashiv Academy of Music since 1995
• Chief Founder of Rupak Sangeetalaya