Born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in India on 1 October 1912,[3] he was the son of Taradutta Joshi and Dr. Manorama Devi.
[1] Pandit Joshi has been deemed a guiding figure for the young Ustaad Vilayat in the string tradition [6][1][7] After Ustaad Enayat's untimely demise, he shifted to vocal music [8] under the tutelage of Aftab-e-mausiqi Ustad Faiyaz Khan as a "gandabandh shagird" [3] as per instructions of Ustad Enayat Khan .
[citation needed] Pandit Joshi served the All India Radio (AIR) in the capacity of Deputy Chief Producer.
[9] Later, he joined the Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh as the pioneering Dean of the music faculty.
[3] Pandit Dhruvatara Joshi has composed numerous bandishes under the pen name of "Premrang", "Rasik Piya" in Hindi and "Junu Lakhanbhi" in Urdu.