Pt Joi Srivastava was a well-known North Indian violinist of the Senia Gharana.
After his teacher died, Joi Srivastava learnt from the celebrated Ustad Alauddin Khan as well for a few years.
Around 1957 he moved to Delhi and joined the All India Radio where he was a regular artiste till his retirement in 1987.
Joi Srivastava pioneered a unique style of playing North Indian Classical music on the violin.
He was the most accomplished student of Gagan Chandra Chatterjee and could play the full range of music hitherto possible on sitar and sarod only.