Sugato Nag - sitar
Snehesh Nag - sitar
Indranil Mallick - tabla

Sitting: In the main room on the floor with back jack support, chairs in the second and third room.
Dress Code: Casual, comfortable, descent. Please take off your shoes before entering the studios.
Food and beverage: Only water is allowed inside the studios. Please bring your own supply.  
CHHANDAYAN'S PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE.

Sugato Nag - Sitar
Kolkata’s sitar artist Sugato Nag started his training at the age of eight under the guidance of Late Shri Anil Roychowdhury. After his early demise, Sugato became the disciple of sarod maestro Late Pandit Radhika Mohan Maitra. After that he was under the guidance of renowned sarodiya Pt. Buddhadev Dasgupta.

 

Sugato’s recital has a blending of the sitar baaj of Ustad Vilayat Khan of the Etawah Gharana and the rabab-based sarod baaj of Md. Ameer Khan of the Sarod gharana of Shahjahanpore. He has also taken lessons from Ajoy Sinha Roy of the Maihar Gharana. A very melodious and sensitive player, Sugato’s immense talent is evident in the way he handles the sitar, playing and synthesizing two very different types of baaj coming from the aforementioned gharanas to create a unique and 'completely satisfying listening experience'. The alluring sweetness of his playing coming from the gayaki style, the effortless meends extending up to six pardas combined with strong and intricate bolwork and gamaks reflects a mastery of execution of the highest order. 

 

Sugato has performed extensively in India and in the US, Canada, Germany and Holland.  He is a regular artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan. A Post Graduate degree holder in Production Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, Sugato belongs to that rare group of musicians who have excelled in music as well as in their academic sphere.

 

Snehesh Nag - Sitar

Snehesh Nag started learning Indian Classical Music and the Sitar from his father, Sitar virtuoso Pt. Sugato Nag belonging to the Sarod Gharana of the Senia Shahjahanpore at the young age of four. He has also taken lessons from Shri Pranab Naha. Snehesh was attached to the ITC Sangeet Research Academy (SRA) as a junior scholar from 2010 to 2015 under Guru Padma Bhushan Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta.

 

An extremely gifted musician, Snehesh blends a lot of “emotion, surprise elements, and aesthetic touches” on the sitar during his recitals which makes listening to him a pleasure. He has already performed to learned audiences in Kolkata, Mumbai, Poone, San Fransisco and Vancouver. His solo performance at the 18th ITC SRA Sangeet Sammelan in November 2010 and the recent performance in Maitreyee Music Conference, Kolkata, was highly appreciated. 

He has stood 2nd in All India Radio (AIR) music competition, 2014. He was awarded the Acharya Allauddin Khan Memorial Award 2014 from Mumbai in Jan 2015 and has become a regular performer for All India Radio .Snehesh is also learning the tabla from Tabla maestro Pt. Tanmoy Bose and taking vocal instruction from Shri Sandeep Nag.

Indranil Mallick
Indranil Mallick, a promising tabla player of rare skill, has already established himself both as a soloist and accompanist. Born to a family of genuine music connoisseurs, he received his initial training in tabla when he was only five from his uncle, Sri Montu Mallick. Later he was trained by Prof. Dhabol Bandyapadhaya.From 1985 he was under the guidance of Sri Uttam Chakraborty, senior disciple of Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri.Now he is under the guidance of  Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri . Indranil belongs to Luckhnow Gharana style of tabla.
 
Among his numerous awards and distinctions in tabla performance he stood first in the Yuva Utsav organized by the state Government of West Bengal. In 1997 he stood first in the prestigious Dover Lane Music Competition and earned "The Best Talent Of The Year" for 1996-97, trophy awarded by the H.M.V Music Corporation. Indranil holds a "Sangeet Visarad", Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music focused on tabla, from the University of Chandigarh, which he earned in 1999.He also earned " Sangeet Kala Ratna" in the year 2006.
 
Keeping a rigorous performance schedule, Indranil continues to perform with  renowned artists  in various music conferences in India and abroad. Some of these are The Dover Lane Music Conference in Kolkata, West Bengal State Music Academy Annual Convocation Concert, "The GolPark Rama Krishna Mission" Kolkata, Annual Conference of Spicmacay in AgartalaSangeet Gana Sabha in Visaka Pattanam, Spicmacay tour in Madhya Pradesh, Dadar Matunga Music conference, Mumbai (A Hundred years music organisatin), Baba Alauddin Khan Sangeet Samaraho, Maihar, Santipur Sangeet Sammelan, Kolkata, Nabarang Sangeet Sammelan, Kolkata, Kerala Music Festival, Music Festival in Patna and others….
 
In 2002 Indranil began international touring with performances in Europe, USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Switzerland , Ukraine , Estonia, Russia, Austria and Holland. During these tours he represented India in many world renowned festivals. Some examples include the Open Baroque Festival in Estonia, The Musica Sacra International Festival in Germany, and the International Jazz and Blues festival in Austria.
 
Indranil is a grade 'A' artist of All India Radio, Kolkata where he is featured regularly on programs aired throughout India. He holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata.