Aamish

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Aamish
Born
Varun Khullar

9 February 1991
NationalityIndian
Other namesDJ Aamish
Occupation(s)DJ, music producer
Years active2014 - present
AwardsLimca Book of records - India's First DJ with Disability
Website https://www.djaamish.com/

Aamish is an Indian DJ and music producer who is also known as Varun Khullar (born 9 February 1991). He is the first and only disabled DJ from India. [1] [2]

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Early life

Aamish was born in Delhi on 9 February 1991, to engineer couple Amit Khullar and Shashi Khullar. [3] He completed his schooling from ITL Public School Dwarka, New Delhi and graduated from Delhi University, Delhi in Bachelor of Arts (Foreign Trade and International Practices). Varun met with an accident and was paralysed while he was pursuing his master's degree from Amity University, Noida. [4]

Musical career

Varun Khullar, a.k.a Aamish, began his musical career in 2014. [5] [6] In 2014, Varun had an accident. But he was a mass communication student who wanted to become a DJ, and he didn't let his dream die with his accident. He learned music from books and did that for two years. He joined ILM Academy in Gurgaon in 2016. In 2017, he joined Kitty Su, Delhi as a DJ. [7] [8] He has performed at TimeOut 72 event in Goa. [9]

Discography

Singles

[10]

Achievements

In 2017 - Epic Wards

In 2018 - Bharat Prerna Awards [11]

In 2018 - tedxahlconintlschool [12]

in 2019 - Limca Book of Records[ citation needed ]

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