ABOUT

Describe yourself: I’m a Hindustani Classical musician with about 30 years of experience in performing, teaching, and collaborating with artists across the globe.I've had the opportunity to train under the direct descendants of Maihar Gharana. My primary instrument is the ShataTantriVeena (Kashmiri Santoor), although I'm also trained in Sarod, Tabla, and Pakhawaj. Being a child prodigy, equally trained in European Classical music.An international awardee from Norway and President Scholarship holder from the Government of India. I’ve worked extensively in various film/theatre/dance projects and contributed as an artist to several ICCR commissioned programs.  Playing Style: Artistic brilliance, rich repertoire, and a magnificence of tone and melody are his hallmarks. Deeply loved by the senior stalwarts of the music scene like Swarasamrat Ali Akbar Khan,Maa Annapurna Devi,Pandit Shankar Ghosh,Pandit Samar Saha,Pandit Nayan Ghosh,Pandit Swapan Chowdary,Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumder,Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan,Pandit Anindo Chatterjee and many others. Besides enjoying unusually high level of respect from his entire contemporary musician. He is the only repertoire with excellent command of Acharya Baba Allauddin Khan's Tan-Seni Maihar Veenkari Dhrupad Gharana. His Santoor recitals sparkle with intense melodiousness and rich delineations, bringing out the depth and the true spirit of the raga. His judicious balance of the dhrupad Gayaki and the Veenkari elements reveal his unswerving focus on musical form and beauty.  Guru/Teachers Name:  Vidushi Ananya Chakraborty(disciple of Pandit Prasun Banerjee & Acharya Pankaj Mallik), Professor Ustad Dhyanesh Khan(disciple of Padma Bhushan Annapurna Devi), Vidushi Ameena Perera(daughter of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan), Ustad Aashish Khan(grandson of Padma Vibhushan Acharya Baba Allauddin Khan), Tabla Maestro Pandit Shankar Ghosh & his disciple Guru Goutam Guha, Pandit Dr.Vinay Bharatram(disciple of Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar), Professor Dr.E.S.Perera, Vidushi Zubeda Khan & Swarasamrat Padma Vibhushan Ustad Ali Akbar khan.  Learnt European Classical music from a disciple of violin maestro Lord Yehudi Menuhin and specialized in film scoring from International film composer Hans Zimmer.  Special performances:  2022 Performed on the occasion of the 75th Independence of India AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV dedicated to SWAMI VIVEKANANDA was held on 24th July 2022 in the Vivekananda Hall of Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Hatamuniguda this was attended by 1000 people, mostly students Performed at the Baba Allauddin Khan Sangeet Samaraoh in Maihar, Madhya Pradesh in the years 2003, 2012, 2013, 2022  First solo Santoor recital in public at the age of nine Performed twice at Ram Krishna Mission Institute, Narendrapur & once at Ram Krishna Mission Institute, Golpark Kolkata  Age of fifteen, performed at Swami Haridas & Tansen Music Festival, New Delhi.  All Bengal Music conference 2013 at Kelat Bhavan, Kolkata  58th Annual Session of Dover lane Music Conference 2010 with Ustad Aashish Khan and Pandit Swapan Chowdhury  Nation Telecast in DD-BHARTI, 138th Shree Baba Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan 2013, in Jalandhar – Govt. of Punjab & Dept. of Tourism Govt. of India.  Performed solo & duet with Rajesh Ali Akbar Khan, 16-17th march 2013, at Pandit Jitendra Aviseki Music Festival, Ujjain  19th May 2013 performed solo, at ‚International Museum Day in Kendriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal Performed in Inner Voyage, Friday 28th June, Dubai at Dubai Women's College with Ustad Aashish Khan and Pandit Swapan Chowdhury 4th January 2016 performed with his Guru USTAD AASHISH KHAN at Chowdhury House, Kolkata  Awards:  ANUN LUND REJ MEMORIAL FUND, Norway (OSLO) 1993, Award Honorarium 5O, OOO/- INR  Achievements:  2017 A LIFE IN DANCE: PANDIT UDAY SHANKAR, a Docu-Feature Produced by Films Division & Directed by Dishari Chakraborty Official selection in 23rd Kolkata International Film Festival.  2010 Nainsukh A Museum Rietberg Zurich Production, Directed by Amit Dutta Official Selection at Venezia Cinema Orizzonti Competition  2021 Hindi short film EXCHANGE OFFER winner of 37 international awards and officially nominated in more than 50 festivals.  2007 Laal Juta Won National Award for Best Short Film and awarded Best Creative Idea at 11th Shanghai Film Fest  021-22 International Animation Series ‘PIKU & TUKI’ dubbed in 8 different Indian Languages including English.  2020 BLACK glasses of water Original Music Score, Indo-British dance production, Choreographed by Sharon Watson, Shambik Ghose & Dr. Mitul Sengupta, Collaborations between Rhythmosaic -Sengupta dance company & Phoenix Dance Theatre (Leeds United Kingdom)  2020 Bengali short film NAMELESS officially nominated in 8 international festivals including CANNES FILM FESTIVAL  2005 first Theatre production – Neel Mati Lal Kankar _ awarded Best Theatre Production on the year of 2005 by West Bengal Natya Academy, Ministry of Cultural Affairs  2008 Dahleez Paar Produced by Docedge Japan & Directed by Namrata Rao  2010 STORY OF A HOCKEY LEGEND: LESLIE CLAUDIUS a documentary produced by FILMS DIVISION  2010 INDIAN NOBEL LAUREATES a documentary produced by PSBT  2010 Still Voices Winner of Honourable Mention Student Film Los Angeles Reel Film Festival and Chris Awards  2011 SWAMI VIVEKANANDA: BETWEEN THE EAST & WEST produced by MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, GOVT.OF INDIA.  2011 two theatre production Adhare Ekla directed by Biplab Banerjee & Tritoyo Anko Ataeb directed by Dada Saheb Phalke Award winner Soumitra Chatterjee, selected in N.S.D. ANNUAL THEATRE FESTIVAL.  2011 MAIHAR BAND, PARVIN SULTANA: THE QUEEN OF MELODY & PANDIT NIKHIL BANERJEE: THE MAESTRO OF SITAR Three documentaries produced by FILMS DIVISION & Chief Ast.Director & Subject Expert, Dishari Chakraborty  2012 Swan Lake Revisited Original Music Score, Indo-French dance production, directed by Mr. Gianin Loringett Artistic Director, Off Jazz Dance Academy, COMMISSIONED BY ICCR, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, and Govt. of INDIA. World Premiere at Royal Danish Ballet Theatre, Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen  2014 BUDDHA why within Original Music Score, Indo French dance production, COMMISSIONED BY ICCR, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, Govt. of INDIA. World Premiere at china Shanghai and New York dance festival.  2015 Bridge Awarded REMI WINNER at 49th Annual World fest-Houston International Film Festival, USA and also got 12-INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARD  2015 WHITE LOTUS-BLACK SAND an INDO-CHINESE DANCE PRODUCTION, Collaborations between Rhythmosaic -Sengupta Dance Company & Beijing Dance /LDTX.  2017 CHILEKOTHA first regional Bengali film, winner of IIFFOQ Film Fest, Brisbane  2018 Five Theatre Production selected in 8th International Theatre Olympic - Phera / Code Red / Sitayan / Maran-re / Caligula.  2018 IN THE MOMENT an INDO-CHINESE DANCE PRODUCTION, Collaborations between Rhythmosaic-Sengupta dance company & Beijing Dance /LDTX. World Premiere at THE HONGKONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS  2018 Hindi film MURDER ON THE ROAD TO KATHMANDU – based on a true event, director RUPALI VARMA & actor ATUL KULKARNI  2014-18 Composed Music for Four Bengali Theatre Productions, KANKRA / MUMBAI NIGHTS / KHORIR GONDI & NASHIKA PURAN, Produced by Minerva Repertory Theatre, Cultural Affairs, Govt. West Bengal.  2022 DHULO BALI KOTHA experimental Bengali Feature Film nominated in 3 international film festivals including 2 special screenings at the 27th Kolkata international film festival.  2022 Documentary based on ‘Bengal’s Durga-Utsav’ nominated in 8 international film festivals.  Describe your Institute: Teaching in Different Institutes as Music Teacher  Guest faculty of Music Design in the Department of Sound Design at the National Institute of Design (NID, Ahmedabad)  Guest faculty of Music, teaching the use of music & sound in film at Ramesh Sippy Academy of Cinema and Entertainment  Examiner in Department of films studies at University Mumbai, India Former faculty in Department of Music, teaching multiple instruments and Orchestra in Aashish Khan School of World Music, Kolkata