Nihar Mehta

personal info

curriculum

Nihar Mehta comes from one of the foremost and respected families of Philosophers and Musicians of Ahmedabad. His great grand father late Diwan Bahadur Narmadashankar Mehta was a well known vedantist and Philosopher of India. His grand father late Yashodhar Mehta was a Barrister and prominent Philosopher, Novelist and Astrologer of Gujarat. The family is also active in teaching and promoting Indian classical music through their well known Music Institute "SAPTAK" in Ahmedabad. "SAPTAK" a Public Charitable Trust was founded in the year 1980 by his Uncle Nandan Mehta.
Since music was in the family, it became a second nature for Nihar and right from the age of 12 he started learning Tabla from his father Murari Mehta who himself was a Pakhawaj player. Then he took his further training from his uncle Nandan Mehta and Pt Puran Maharaj at SAPTAK School of Music Ahmedabad. Nihar’s Uncle Nandan Mehta and his Father became Kishan Maharaj’s disciple in the year 1954. Nihar was hence fortunate enough to receive guidance time to time from Pt.Kishan Maharaji since his childhood as he used to come and live for about one month at his house for the Saptak Festival and many other occasions. Nihar is now learning regularly from pt Pooran Maharaj ji (Son of Pt Kishan Maharaj) .
Nihar performs regularly on the All India Radio and Television as ‘ B High’ grade artist since 1996. Nihar was awarded first in the prestigious "Pt.Omkarnath Music Competition" in 1994. He was also judged first and was selected to represent his state for the National Youth Festival in 1995. He also played tabla in the popular play "JI SHABNAM BIBI" under Sutra Production and National Institute of Design at PRITHVI THEATRE -Mumbai, NATRANI THEATRE, Ahmedabad and GANNA SANSTHAN- Lucknow in 1999.
Nihar has accompanied with well known artists like Ustad Shahid Parvez, Pt.Jasraj, Pt. Amarnath Mishra, Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt,Pt. Ramesh Mishra, Manju Mehta, Pt Amarnath Mishra, Krishna Bhatt, Ustad Shaukat Hussain Khan, Shubhendra Rao, Kala Ramnath, Purbayan Chattarjee, Pt. Tarun Bhattacharya, Anupama Bhagwat, Ritesh-Rajneesh Mishra, Sarathi Chaterjee and many other artists. He has also presented Tabla Solo performances several times.
Since 2003, Nihar is regularly involved in teaching Tabla in France & Italy and promoting and developing Indian classical music in France & Italy . For this purpose with the help of his uncle Nandan mehta and support from Saptak he has founded an Association called Association Saptak- India which he is the founder president.

Upcomming workshops : August 2, 3, 4 Forli-Casena , Italy & Conservatory of Nice from october 2010

- 2010 La Nuit des Musée, Musée des Arts Asiatiques, Nice, France
- 2010 Theatre Louis Nucéra, Nice France
- 2010 Concert at Universtiy of Viterbo, Italy
- 2009 La fête de Diwali , Centre culturel Tagore, Marseille, France
- 2009 OPEN JAZZ FESTIVAL, Ivrea, Italie
- 2009 State of the Arts Republic, concert à Salzburg avec Ustad Shahid Parvez.
- 2009 Corsi Estivi di alto perfezionamento (Stage de Tabla ) à la université de Bertinoro, Emilia Romagna Italie.
- 2009 Concert à la MJC-PICAUD, Cannes.
- 2009 Theatre Sancarlino de Brescia (Ville de Brescia) Italie, concert de la Danse Kathak
- 2008 XIX Stagione 2008-09 Le Soirées Musicali della Nouva Arca- Università di Torino. Italie.
- 2008 Pro Gitar, Concerts at Munchen Museum & Muster music High School. (Germany).
- 2008 Homage à Alain DANIELOU, Centro studi Alain Danielou, Zagarolo-Rome, (Italie)
- 2008 Ekphrasis 2008 Concert à la Fondazione del Disegno , Meina Lago Maggiore.(Italie)
- 2008 Concert de musique classique de L’inde à la conservatoire de Vicenza (Italie)
- 2008 Centre for performance research. Aberystwyth, Wales. G.B
- 2008 Special Guest à Euro Jazz Festival, Ivrea, (Italie)
-2007 Concert à la Salle de l’Académie de la musique ancienne, Le Thoronet .(France).
-2007 Concert avec Jean-Pierre DROUET à la Fondazione del Disegno, Meina.(Italie).(invité par M.Valerio ADAMI).
- 2007 Concert organisé par la ville de Viterbo / Incontro con India 2007, Fondi et séminaire au conservatoire de Turin
- 2007/2006 Concerts au Festival SAPTAK Ahmedabad. (Inde).
- 2006 Concert de Musique du Monde, Centre Culturel de la Providence. Nice. (France).
- 2006 Concerts au Festival Musica Antica del Mediterraneo, Bari, Brindisi, Matera. (Italie).
- 2006 Concert au Museo d’arte Contemporanea, Ville de Lissone. (Italie).
- 2006 Concert au festival de Trélazé, organisé par la Mairie de Trélazé. (France).
- 2006 Concert et conférence à ACANTHES, Metz. (France). (Invité par M.Claude SAMUEL).
- 2005 Concert à l’inauguration du Film Festival of Popolieregione, Terni. (Italie).
- 2005 Concerts au World Music Festival à Oslo et au festival Borealis, Bergen. (Norvège).
- 2004 Concert à la Fondazione del Disegno , Meina (Italie) & concert à l’espace des Arts, Le Pradet. (France).
-2003 Concert Shringara à l’Espace Teatro convenzionato de Turin. (Italie).
- 2003 Tournée avec le groupe de fusion Kabul-Workshop Arezzo wave festivals (Italie), Jazz Parade Fribourg.
- 2001 Festival Saptak, Ahmedabad. (Inde).
- 2000 Festival de l’héritage Américano-asiatique, Chicago & concert à l’université de Milwaukee. (U.S.A).
- 1999 Tournée en Inde au sein Ji Shabnam Bibi produit par le National Institut of Design, au Prithvi theatre à Bombay,
au Natrani theatre à Ahmedabad et au Ganna Shansthan à Lucknow.
- 1996 Certificat officiel délivré lors d’ une audition par All India Radio et par la Télévision Nationale en tant qu’artiste de
grade « B high ».
- 1995 Sélectionné pour représenter son Etat, le Gujerat, lors du Festival National des jeunes virtuoses de la musique
classique.
- 1994 Reçoit le 1er prix lors de la compétition de musique de Omkarnath à Ahmedabad. (Inde).

title

Tabla-In-Europe

activity

Indian Music , Tabla & Danse / seminari & Concerts

website

www.tablaineurope.com

country

Italy / france

History

Member for

1 year 37 weeks