{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Poly Varghese | image = Poly Varghese.jpeg | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|06|01}} | origin = Valapad, Kerala, India | death_date = | instrument = Mohan Veena | genre = Indian classical music | occupation = Mohan Veena/Slide Guitar Player | years_active = 2000–present | label = | website = [http://polyvarghese.com/ Official site] }}
'''Poly Varghese''' (born 1 June 1972) is a Hindustani musician and Mohan veena player, a disciple of musician Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. He is also an actor, poet and activist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/poly-varghese |title= Poly Varghese Soundcloud Channel |accessdate=8 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/polyvarghese|title= Poly Varghese Youtube Channel |website= YouTube |accessdate=8 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://atmaites.com/Strings_n_Moods.html |title=Strings n' Moods|accessdate=8 September 2015}}</ref>
==Personal life== Born in Kerala, Poly Varghese lives in Chennai.{{citation needed|date= November 2022}}
==Awards== {{BLP unreferenced section|date= November 2022}} * Radio One Award for young Hindustani instrumentalist - 2012 * Jeevan Atless Award - Best Music Director for Malayalam film Kootilekku (Towards Home) - 2005 * Gov’t recognition award for young Hindustani instrumentalists of India - 2013 * Concerts at Bangkok University Thailand on behalf of hr. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhoran and * honored with the title Sangeeth Bhushan on behalf of Hindustani art and music society
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130312134953/http://www.vishwamohanbhatt.in/ Official site] *[https://www.facebook.com/poly.varghese Official Facebook]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Varghese, Poly}} Category:1970 births Category:Indian guitarists Category:Living people Category:Veena players Category:People from Thrissur district Category:Indian male classical musicians Category:Musicians from Kerala Category:21st-century guitarists Category:21st-century male musicians