Biography of  Parvat Singh

(1879 - July 18, 1951)

Parvat Singh was a very humble and kind-hearted person. He was born in 1879 in Gwalior in a popular family of musicians. His predecessors had gained a lot of fame as mridang players. So, it was quite natural for Parvat Singh to get attracted toward Pakhawaj and started learning Pakhawaj from his father. Not only this, his father always took him to various musical congregations. This helped Parvat Singh understand the subtle nuances of music.

At the age of nine, he demonstrated his musical expertise in the court of Gwalior, for which he was awarded a cloth costing five hundred rupees. Later, he came to Bombay and availed the opportunities to play Pakhawaj with renounced musicians. In 1926, he went to Bihar where he has conferred the title of Vidyakal Visharad. He always gave due respect to artists. He died on July 18, 1951, in Gwalior.