Surmani Krishna Ballesh is a Hindustani Classical Shehnai player & Patiala gharana vocalist of India and got trained in Kirana, Gwalior & Rampur Sahaswana gharana. He is one of the disciples of World Renowned Shehnai Maestro Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan. He was with ustad ji for 7 years and learnt Benarasi Bismillah Khan gharana Shehnai playing under Guru-Sishya parampara. He is also a ghazal singer.