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Vishwanath Misra
Vishwanath Misra, also known as Hanuman Misra, is a renowned tabla artiste born in 1947 in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, into a family where riyaz was a way of life. Trained by stalwarts like his father Badri Misra, his brother Channulal Misra, and tabla maestro Pandit Shanta Prasad “Gudai Maharaj,” he began performing at the age of 13. Over the decades, he has accompanied legends of Indian classical music and represented Indian culture across the world, while continuing to pass on the tradition as a respected teacher at Kathak Kendra.