A 38-years-old artist from Mathura, Mayur Kaushik has been learning music through his family’s legacy of Haveli Sangeet. At the young/tender age of 5, he began to learn music taking inspiration from his father, Hari Babu Kaushik. He has been working hard towards achieving mastery in his craft and pursues it with tremendous passion. He considers Hari Babu Kaushik as his guru speaks very highly of his teaching and achievements in the field of music. Most of his songs are written to be in a similar style. He also believes that he has inherited music from his father Hari Babu Kaushik, who has a natural desire for mastering the art of singing Haveli Sangeet. When he was a child, he would imitate his father and thus picked up the will to sing and never stopped learning. Even today, he takes lessons from him every day. He also knows how to play the harmonium apart from singing and has performed in various locations within the country, like Banaras, Agra, Delhi, and Mathura. He also imparts lectures on music, especially haveli sangeet in various institutions and conventions. He regards his performance at his place of birth Mathura as the most memorable experience. He has done many recording sessions for Akashwani. He lives in a family of four people and has his wife, one son, and a daughter. To make ends meet, he works as a lecturer and takes tuitions apart from practising music professionally. Despite all his struggles, he strives to keep developing his craft and dreams to take Haveli Sangeet to every house in the country and hopes someday to see himself succeed through the art that he loves so much.
- Braj
- Uttar Pradesh