Poly Varghese  Internationally Acclaimed Indian Classical Musician - Personal website: www.polyvarghese.com Poly Varghese is a world recognised musician, who currently lives in Australia. He has travelled extensively, playing concerts with other major world class artists, including Grammy Award winner Ry Cooder, Grammy award winner Paul Klemperer, Grammy Award winner John Schofield and Tony Smotherman amongst others. He plays 20 instruments professionally and close to 50 instruments semi professionally. He owns over 100 instruments and is able to play all of them, with varying degrees. His main instrument is the Mohan Veena of which there are only 5 in the world. The instrument is a hybrid of Sitar, Sarangi, Santoor, Sarod and Hawaiian Guitar. Awards & Honors - Radio One Award for Young Hindustani Instrumentalist - 2012 - Jeevan Atless Award - Best Music Director for Malayalam Film Kootilekku (Towards Home) - 2005 - Government Recognition Award for Young Hindustani Instrumentalists of India - 2013 Education & Training      - Hindustani Vocal Music: Viswa Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal – 1995 to 1998     - Kerala Kalamandalam 1990 - Many years training on Mohan Veena with Pandit Viswa Mohan Bhatt - Skill Set Apprenticeship with famous South Indian Music Director G.Devarajan   - Classical Music: Karnatic & Hindustani - Specialization: Meditative Music Style with Mohan Veena Main Instruments Played Mohan Veena, Poly String Guitar, Mrudangam, Flute, Tabla, Piano, Sitar, Sarod, Chenda, Khadam, Gunjira Other - Chennai Doordarshan 2007:  Played 30 Ragas in 30-day telecast, during Sugamana Ragangal - Performed meditative music as stress therapy - for various organizations and companies - Baul songs & Rabindra Sangeet, plus Kabeer songs - under guidance of Hirasingh Borliya of Ujjain       - Poetry (Published Author) - Acting (appeared in Indian Films and theatre ) Languages  Fluent in his native tongue Malayalam, and sufficiently fluent in English, Tamil, Hindi, Bengali & Oriya