Navaraj Gurung is a renowned Tabla player of Nepal. He holds a graduate (B.Mus.) in Hindustani classical music from the Allahabad university, India. Gurung's foundational school of Tabla lineage is the purav Gharana of North India which was introduced to him by his Guru (Father), Nepali Tabla Maestro Sri Ram Hari Gurung; student of Ustad Amir Husain Khan. In Nepal almost all the renowned senior and contemporary musicians have performed and made album recording with Navaraj and his compositions. As an employee since 1990 of the state run national radio Radio Nepal , with the credentials of classical music coordinating officer, he keeps a constant track of current movement of eastern classical music. Navaraj has a growing collaboration with international musical personalities through live performance and music record. live performances with Pt. Bishow Mohan Bhatt (36 Grammy award winner); Pt. Shalil Shankar (Student of Pt. Ravi Shankar); music album with Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia, sarangi maestro Pt. santosh K