Askari Naqvi is an Indian Human Rights Lawyer, Artist, Vocalist & Performer. He is a student of North Indian Classical Music and is getting trained under Pandit Amit Mukerjee from Indore School Music. He specializes in Soz-Khwani a singing art form performed traditionally during the month of Muharram as per Urdu calendar in Awadh region of India. He also performs Dastangoi a type of storytelling in Urdu.