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Anwar Khurshid

The first series of courses on sitar is taught by Anwar Khurshid who has  been a performing musician for the last twenty years.  Anwar Khurshid is very passionate about Inidan Classical Music and is commited to preserving and spreading the interest in Classical Music.  At a tender age of four, he started learning Indian Classical Vocal music under Ustad Akhtar Warsi and later with Ustad Qazi Zahoor ul Haq.  His started learning sitar from Ustad Nasiruddin in Islamabad. Ustad Nasiruddin became the biggest influence on both his music as well as teaching and sitar became his medium of expression.  Though he did play other instruments on the side and continued with his vocal training under Ustad Zahid Farani and Ustad Ghulam Haider Khan, sitar continued to be his passion.  He also learnt tabla and rhythym work under Ustad Mohammad Tufail.   Anwar is a gifted musician with a calm and peaceful temperament.  His own training was under the traditional guru shishya parampara Anwar.  However Anwar strongly believes in a spirit of enquiry, questioning, analysis and sharing of knowledge.   He is clear, precise and honest to the concepts that he teaches.  As a person he is kind, generous, humourous and a genuine friend.