A two-year-and-10-month-old girl in Honnavar taluk of Uttara Kannada district has entered the India Book of Records as the youngest tabla artiste for reciting and playing 12 taals with their bols without error.

Swarashri Hegde, daughter of renowned tabla player Gururaj Hegde of Adukala and English professor and Hindustani vocalist Srilata, has impressed music lovers with her musical prowess. Gururaj himself is a disciple of Vidwan Seshadri Iyengar.