11 November 2025
Anuradha Pal is a globally celebrated Tabla artist, music educator, live performer and composer. She trained under maestros Ustad Alla Rakha and Ustad Zakir Hussain. She was awarded the Ministry of Women and Child Development's 'First Ladies Award' by the President of India in 2018 for being the first and youngest female Indian musician to perform at the WOMAD and Przystanek Woodstock festivals. She has composed the background score for M. F. Husain's film Gaja Gamini. Anuradha Pal can be reached at: officeapal1@gmail.com.