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Shubh was born in 1987 in a musical family of tabla. His grandfather is the legend and maestro Pt. Kishan Maharaj, while his father Pt. Vijay Shankar is a renowned Kathak dancer. As the heritage passes on, Shubh formally became his grandfathers 'gandabandh shaagirda' in 1993 and joined the traditional family chain of Pt. Kanthe Maharaj. In 2000, at the tender age of 12, Shubh gave his first tabla solo performance as a child, up-coming tabla player and later on he toured across India for performances. He has had the privilege of performing in front of maestros such as Pt. Ravi Shankar, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pt. Rajan and Sajan Mishra, Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and receive their blessings. He is also appreciated and blessed by senior tabla players like Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pt. Kumar Bose and Pt. Anindo Chatterjee. He also got the opportunity to accompany Padma Vibhushan Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma and Ustad Amjad Ali Khan. He has performed at many prestigious stages such as Saptak (Ahmadabad), Sankat Mochan Festival (Varanasi), Ganga Mahotsav (Varanasi), Baba Hariballabh Sangeet Mahasabha (Jalandhar), Spic Macay (Kolkata), and Bhatkhande Sangeet Mahavidyalay (Lucknow).
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00:05 - Introduction of tabla player Shubh Maharaj by Shivendra Kumar Singh
01:00 - your name is awesome what is the story behind it
03:10 - Tabla Player Shubh Maharaj performed at Raaggiri Music Festival Banarasiya
08:20 - Your father Pt. Vijay Shankar was a great Kathak dancer and your grandfather maestro Pt. Kishan Maharaj was a great tabla player, so how was it decided that you would learn tabla only?
11:30 - The great tabla player Pandit Kishan Maharaj was your maternal grandfather, so did you ever do bullying in front of him or only learned music
15:15 - Tell me about your first program when you got a chance to play in front of Pandit Kishan Maharaj ji, were you worried or how was your mood at that time?
19:52 - Another glimpse of Ragagiri program Banarasia in the memory of Ustad Bismillah Khan and Pandit Kishan Maharaj, Shubh Maharaj performed on stage
28:47 - In maestro Pt. Kishan Maharaj's house, other great artists also used to come and go, there is more than one great artist living in Kabir Chowk of Banaras, so when they used to come home, did they tell you to listen to something?
31:25 - You are from a very rich musical family, due to which you got the opportunity to meet many great artists, perform in front of them, get to know them, but the new generation of students do not have this option so how do you help them? Explains what it means to be a great artist and how they happen
34:15 - You learned music from Pandit Kishan Maharaj ji for 15-16 years, so did he ever say that what is different in the music of other gharanas and learn that too?
37:30 - Although you were able to learn music from Pandit Kishan Maharaj ji only for 15-16 years, but after that did you ever feel that what to do next and how to do it, and then something happened that the path has been made on its own
40:00 - Now that you have become a well-known artist, do you ever think to do something new or do you want to keep what Nana ji has taught?
42:40 - When you go to the program do you feel that the name of the great artist Pandit Kishan Maharaj is associated with your name, so unfortunately if something goes wrong then what will people say?
46:00 - Now when you teach music to children, what do you think it is necessary to explain to them what your guru has said?
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