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Pelva Naik

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Pelva Naik, born in Ahmedabad in 1986, is a Dhrupad singer of the Dagar tradition. She became a disciple of Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar after attending his workshop at the age of seventeen, also learned from the rudra veena player Ustad Bahauddin Dagar, and studied full-time at the Dhrupad Gurukul in Panvel. She performs and teaches in India and abroad.

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Pelva Naik

Pelva Naik, born in Ahmedabad in 1986, is a Dhrupad singer of the Dagar tradition. She became a disciple of Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar after attending his workshop at the age of seventeen, also learned from the rudra veena player Ustad Bahauddin Dagar, and studied full-time at the Dhrupad Gurukul in Panvel. She performs and teaches in India and abroad.

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