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Sometimes it seems our path in life is already plotted for us. Dhruv Visvanath first felt this at the age of seven, when his mother told him, \u201cwomen fawn over pianists” – leading of course to Dhruv learning piano. From there came his aunt, who introduced him to her acoustic guitar, the sounds of which enthralled the young boy. He soon moved on to electric guitar, following his new found obsession with metal music.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

At the age of 16, Dhruv’s father tragically died, and became a major turning point in his life, and influenced everything around him, in particular his music. He had spent the majority of his childhood circling the globe, in countries such as Hong Kong, England, and Zambia, and so his creativity blossomed accordingly. When he returned home to India he discovered his distinctively non-Indian sound wasn’t something his local hometown audiences could get into. Eventually that wore off, and his fanbase expanded exponentially<\/span>, with the New Delhi public flocking to Dhruv as an innovative talent.<\/p>\n