Narendra Verma hails from a family of jewelers and musicians. A civil engineer by profession, he was trained in vocal and instrumental music from early childhood and has dedicated himself to music as well. He is a senior disciple of the renowned tabla maestro Ustad Alla Rakha and belongs to the Panjab Gharana style of tabla playing. He is also a disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar from whom he has learnt the nuances of accompaniment and the basics of sitar playing.