Throughout our whole life journey in this world, we would always have to take our effort to stand back up on our two feet every time that we got knocked off by all the challenges and also struggles in life. This is because there would be no one else that is capable to help us change our own life except ourselves. We have to take our own initiatives and succeed in life no matter how hard it is.
That is what has been shown by this particular man named Saurabh Gadhavi. This particular person has proven that people could still achieve the dream of their life even though life has changed drastically for them. Saurabh Gadhavi is a man with a disabled left hand but he still manages to master many percussion items in his life.
Saurabh Gadhavi is a specially-abled drummer. The absence of his left hand has not stopped him from fulfilling his dreams in music. His left hand could not grow beyond the elbow. Still, he plays countless musical instruments and is known as an international drummer and also percussionist. He is a left-hander and despite the disability in his left hand, he defied all the stereotypes and made his left hand his principal hand in playing music. He is recognized as one of the youngest Indian musicians who have created their unique style of playing music.
Saurabh Gadhavi belongs to a famous family of musicians in Gujarat. His grandfather, Ishradhan Gadhavi was one of the most famous tabla players who laid the foundation for his journey in music. Other than that, his father named Dinesh Gadhavi to play the tabla, his uncle Chetan Gadhavi is a singer, and his son, Ninad Gadhavi is a drummer, Due to that, he felt that he must bring out the music within and carry on their family’s musical heritage.
According to a source which he stated, “From the age of five, I started learning music from my father. He started giving me knowledge of tabla, drums, and percussions. Since I did not have fingers in my left hand, it was not easy for me to learn these instruments. But I kept practicing by tying a handkerchief attached with a stick on my left hand. Slowly hard work paid off and I learned instruments like Timbali, Rototom, Nagara, etc”.
He also added, “I did not have fingers in one hand, so I had to use my shoulder. I watched videos on YouTube, watched senior artist’s performances over and over again, and created a unique style of my own. In this way, I learned drum sets, Indian, African, and Latin percussion instruments, etc. Today I can play any kind of rhythm instrument. Most importantly, I have created my unique style of playing every instrument. I am also working to introduce unique concepts like water drumming, fire drumming, and Indian rhythm solo”.
Sources: Instagram Saurabh Gadhavi, Newz Hook