Hindustani classical · Contemporary
Satyajit Talwalkar
A tabla player taught from the age of four by his father Pandit Suresh Talwalkar, and a recipient of the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar.
- Instrument
- Tabla
- Schools & gurukuls
- Taalyogi AashramFamily and lineage of the guru
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Tabla solo
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Solo recital filmed by Darbar.
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Tabla solo — Guru Abhivadan Sohala
TaalYogi Pandit Suresh Talwalkar
Shows the repertoire he learned from Pandit Suresh Talwalkar.
From his father's Taalyogi circle of concerts.
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Biography
Life
Satyajit Talwalkar began learning tabla at the age of four from his father, Pandit Suresh Talwalkar, and the Darbar Festival's profile states that his playing "stands true to the training he received" from him. That profile describes a sound built on deep bass modulation from the bayan against fast, light work on the dayan, with solo playing that keeps melody audible inside the rhythm.
He has received the Sangeet Natak Akademi's Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar, the academy's award for younger musicians.
He performs both as a soloist and as an accompanist. He has appeared repeatedly at the Darbar Festival in Britain, including a February 2025 duo concert with the sitarist Niladri Kumar, and his solo recitals are documented at events around his father's gurukul circle in Maharashtra.
Musical contribution
What they brought to music
Solo tabla in his father's manner: composed material — kaidas, relas and tukras — laid out with an audible melodic sense, and accompaniment shaped around the soloist rather than competing with them.
Lineage & company
Teachers, students and musical connections
Documented teaching lineage
Taught by Pandit Suresh Talwalkar
Taught his son from the age of four.
Darbar — Satyajit Talwalkar
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People
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Family
Pandit Suresh Talwalkarfather and teacherHis father and guru from the age of four.
Darbar — Satyajit Talwalkar- Savani TalwalkarSister
Tabla player
Darbar — Pandit Suresh Talwalkar profile
Collaborators and accompanists
Niladri Kumarconcert partnerDuo concert at the Darbar Festival, February 2025.
Darbar — Satyajit Talwalkar
Schools, gurukuls and institutions
- Taalyogi Aashram
Family and lineage of the guru
Recognition
Honours and recognition
- Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva PuraskarSangeet Natak Akademi award for younger musicians.
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