PANDIT HINDRAJ DIVEKAR

The Rudra Veena is considered the mother of all string instrument. Around since very ancient time, Lord Shiva is said to have played this instrument when he created whole Brahamanda . This is the instrument of Shiva and Parvati used to dance to the music that emanated. Then after many year’s it goes back to the very time in human’s hand when music was invented by Indian Rishis, Munis, Meditators and Musicians trying to find a way to express their inner experiences. Rudraveena is an instrument with the most meditative qualities, Today there are hardly very few Rudra Veena player’s, Beenkar’s left in India. PANDIT HINDRAJ DIVEKAR is a Master of Sound and Silence. Panditji has written a beautiful book on the “ Rudra Veena” tradition, an ancient musical string instrument, in 2000.

Since 1979, he has been giving many concerts throughout India and abroad, through music circles, music festivals, and Sangeet Mahotsavas.
Pandit Hindraj Divekar, alias Digambar Shivaram Divekar is born on 4th December 1954, in Pune, Maharastra state of India. He is a dynamicvirtuoso of the Rudra Veena and Sitar. Pandit Hindraj is the one of the very few surviving Rudra Veena players Beenkars in India Today.


DISTINGUISHED MAESTRO

Pandit Hindraj Divekar’s live concerts with equal mastery in Sitar and Rudraveena (Been). Pandit Hindraj is able to use the different sounds of both instruments taking his audience through a wide range of moods and emotions. He is teaching Rudra Veena (Been) Dhrupad Style and Khayal Style, North Indian, Hindustani music system, and Sitar at his Academy center in Pune.

A happy balance of immaculate design imagination and Mastery of the traditional ragas of North Indian classical music, combined with youth full dynamism, his musical concerts keep the audience in a trance, taking them towards an unforgettable experience of North Indian Hindustani Music.