Rajendra Doorkar was born in music lover family. He was fortunate enough to understand his inclination towards Tabla. With the encouragement from his family he had an opportunity to learn from different Gharanas and gurus. This diverse training enabled Rajendra to imbibe subtleties of many Tabla gharanas. Also he developed skill, on his own of playing many other percussion instruments such as Ektaari, Bagal baccha, Hudke etc. He himself has prepared many of his instruments, which he plays in many of his live shows and recordings.
In all percussion instruments the playing technique involves extensive use of fingers and palms in various configurations to create a wide variety of sounds. Rajendra has mastered this art and technique. Rajendra has rhythmically contributing to this field for last twenty years and till date has contributed to many programs.