Mahaveer Singh

A 48-year-old artist from Dura, Mahaveer Singh Chahar, has been learning music through folk with a classical base. At the young age of 16, he began to play, seeking inspiration from his father. He has been working hard towards achieving mastery in his craft and pursues it with tremendous passion. He has done a Junior diploma in Music University in Agra. He considers his father and Late Shri Ram Babu Singh as his gurus who speak very highly of their teaching and achievements in the field of music. His Guru taught him the art form of Jikri in 1984, wholeheartedly, even though he was blind. Most of his songs are thus, sung to be in a similar style. Mahaveer also believes that music has been passed on to him by his father, who has a natural talent for mastering the art of singing Bhajans. When he was a child, he would try imitating his father and thus picked up the will to sing and never stopped learning. He also knows how to play Harmonium and Manra apart from singing. He has been part of various government campaigns for 20 years now. He has received appreciations from distinct administrators across Uttar Pradesh and has performed all over Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh at festivals, concerts, etc. He regards his performance at Delhi as the most memorable experience. Mahaveer lives in a family of 12 people and has two daughters and one 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 seek support for all the artist fraternity from the government, someday in the future, to see himself succeed through the art that he loves so much.

• Braj
• Uttar Pradesh