Dhruv Sangari, also known as Bilal Chishty, is a Sufi qawwali and classical Indian vocalist, composer, teacher and scholar based in New Delhi, India. Dhruv has been performing professionally since 2001. Dhruv began training in Hindustani classical music at the age of 7 under Shahana Bannerjee, and began learning the Tabla (drum) with Pandit B.S. Ramanna. Drawn to Sufism and its music from an early age, Dhruv began visiting the courtyard of the shrine of Saint Nizamuddin Auliya. Here, he met the late Ustad Meraj Ahmed Nizami of the Delhi Qawwalbachhe lineage who agreed to become his teacher. A meeting with the legendary maestro late Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and his brother the late Ustad Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, led Dhruv to become their disciple as well, and solidified his bond with Qawwali and Sufi music. His stylistic and improvisational nuances were also greatly inspired by the Punjab Senia Gharana school of music.

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