Bhavani Shankar

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Pandit Bhavani Shankar Kathak

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| birth_date = {{birth date text|1956}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|12|30|1956|df=y}}

| instrument = Pakhawaj

| genre = Hindustani classical music, film score

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File:A still of Shri Bhawani Shankar Kathak who will be presented with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Hindustani Music- Instrumental (Pakhawaj) by the President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in New Delhi on October 26, 2004.jpg

Bhavani Shankar (1956 – 30 December 2023) was an Indian pakhawaj drum player.

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Bhavani Shankar was born into a musical family, beginning his study of pakhawaj and tabla at the age of eight. His father Babulalji was a renowned Kathak performer, a style of Indian classical dance. He played with many Indian artists including bansuri player Hariprasad Chaurasia, santoor player Shiv Kumar Sharma and tabla players Zakir Hussain and Anindo Chatterjee. In later years he made his mark as a composer for films and experimental fusion projects.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

Shankar died from a cardiac arrest on 30 December 2023.{{cite news |title=Pakhawaj maestro Pandit Bhavani Shankar passes away due to cardiac arrest |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/pakhawaj-maestro-pandit-bhavani-shankar-passes-away-due-to-cardiac-arrest/articleshow/106407388.cms?from=mdr |access-date=30 December 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=30 December 2023}}