Born into a musical family of Allahabad, Nikhil was initiated into music at a tender age from his uncle Pandit Gopal Das ji. He also learnt from his father Sri. Santosh Kumar Das Ji and cousin Sri Bhaskar Das. Already within this short span of his musical learning, Nikhil has successfully added several feathers of accolades from various music competitions held across India into his credit.

 

He secured first place in music competitions organised by “Sangeet Samiti”, Allahabad and “Sangeet Natak academy”, Lucknow. Nikhil’s speciality in the art of playing the Venu (Bansuri) is the sweet melodious tonal quality and pitch perfection which are both hallmarks of his musical family heritage. He is been performing at different festivals around India such as “Smriti” in Delhi and Dehradun, Major Ranjit Singh Festival, Allahabad,Shilp Mela, NCZCC, Allahabad, Goonj Festival Dehradun, Dhyananjali Festival Allahabad, Subah-e-Banaras etc. He has also visited Europe for extensive concert tours in 2016 and 2022. 

 

At present Nikhil is under the guidance of Pt. Udai Mazumdar ji (Disciple of Bharatratna Pt. Ravishankar Ji) learning intricacies of Indian music and Rhythm.Nikhil has also started learning from world Renowned Flute maestro Pt. Rajendra Prasanna ji. He is a graded Artist of “All India National Radio” and Television. Nikhil belongs to the Benaras and Maihar Gharana of north Indian Classical Music tradition. Recently Nikhil has released his music album called “Vrindavana Rasa” on all music streaming platforms like Spotify, Amazon music, iTunes, etc.

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Major Public Performances -

1. Smriti Festival at India habitat Centre, Delhi.

2. Major Ranjit Singh Festival, Allahabad - Prayag Sangeet

Samiti.

3. Europe tour 2016

4. Shilpmela NCZCC, Allahabad.

5. Goonj Festival, Dehradoon.

6. Dhyananjali Festival Allahabad.

7. Subah E Benaras Festival, Benaras.

8. Europe tour 2022