Pandit Nayan Ghosh is an Indian Tabla player. Nayan Ghosh was born February 14, 1954 in Kolkata, West Bengal to the legendary Padmabhushan Nikhil Ghosh, the founder of Sangeet Mahabharati. He was trained by his father, and practiced under the careful eye of Ustad Ahmedjan Thirakwa, who lived with them for many years in Mumbai. Nayan Ghosh is regarded by many as the greatest performer of the traditional tabla repertoire of the Farrukhabad style. He has accompanied many of the all-time greats