Who was Anil Bhagwat?

Tabla - traditional Indian instrument

In April 1966, George Harrison was scheduled to record the pioneering "Love You To". On the morning of the session, he informed Abbey Road of a significant issue. He would need someone to play the tabla - a two-handed Indian drum.

Tabla players were a rare blank page in George Martin's encyclopaedia of session players. Frantic enquiries were made. Did anyone know any traditional Indian musicians?

Tabla player for Mr Harrison?

Eventually, a tabla player was tracked down. That afternoon, Anil Bhagwat, a young engineering student, was collected from his flat in Earls Court in a chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce. 

His contribution to the recording would earn him a name-check on the back cover of Revolver - full story here.