Bachelal Master

A 54-year-old artist from Banaras, Bachelal Ji has been learning music through various art forms native to Uttar Pradesh. These forms, known as Sanskaar Geet hold many categories from which Sohar is very popular. At a young age, he began to learn music taking inspiration from the elders of his village. He has been working hard towards achieving mastery in his craft and pursues it with tremendous passion. He considers Guru Naruktam as his guru and speaks very highly of their teachings and achievements in the field of music. Most of his songs are, thus, made to be in a similar style. He is an expert in Harmonium and has performed in various locations within the state and country like Lucknow and Mumbai. He has pulled off brilliant performances at various stages to dazzle the crowds and regards his performance at Mumbai as the most memorable experience. He lives in a family of 5 people and has two daughters and a son. Thus, he also has to work as a farmer to make ends meet. Despite all his struggles, he strives to keep developing his craft and dreams to live his life peacefully and someday, in the future, to see himself succeed through the art that he loves so much.

• Purvanchal
• Uttar Pradesh