Jagdish Brijwasi

A 54-year-old artist from Mathura, Jagdish Brijwasi, has been learning music through Lok Sangeet and Classical music. The song, Tu Mehelo ki Rani from Dharamveer truly inspired him and motivated him to learn music. He has been working hard towards achieving mastery in his craft and pursues it with tremendous passion. He considers Mallu Bhai, Ameer Sahab, Ghulam Sabir Sahab, Rajendra Krishna and, Dr Hari Charan Verma as his gurus, and speaks very highly of their teaching and calibre in the field of music. Most of his songs are thus made to be in a similar style. For him, his music is God and his only way of worship. He also knows how to play Tabla, and Harmonium apart from Vocals and has performed in various locations within the country. He has pulled off brilliant performances at festivals everywhere in India and other countries like Africa, Nepal, etc to amaze and galvanize the crowds, and regards his performance at Goa, India, as the most memorable experience. He lives in a family of 5 people and has a son and 2 daughters. Thus, he also has to work as a businessman to make ends meet. Despite all his struggles and hard work, he strives to keep developing his craft and dreams to take forward the knowledge he has and spread it amongst everyone he knows someday, in the future, to see himself succeed through the art that he loves so much.

• Braj
• Uttar Pradesh