Nikhil Ghosh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nikhil Ghosh

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1918

Place of Birth: Barisal, Barisal Division, Bangladesh

Date of Death: 03-Mar-1995

Profession: composer, percussionist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Nikhil Jyoti Ghosh (1918–1995) was an Indian musician, teacher and writer, known his proficiency on the percussion instrument of tabla.
He founded Sangit Mahabharati, an institution of music in 1956, and performed on various stages in India and abroad.
A recipient of the Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan Award, his style was known to have been aligned with the Delhi, Ajrada, Farukhabad, Lucknow and Punjab gharanas of music.
The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1990, for his contributions to Music.