Atri Kotal - vocal,
Samir Chatterjee - tabla,
Rohan Misra - Sarangi.

Seating: On the floor with back jack support, on regular chairs and cushioned chairs.
Dress Code: Casual, comfortable, decent. Please take off your shoes before entering the performance space.
Food and beverage: Only water is allowed inside the performance space. Please bring your own supply.
Parking: 6-hour metered parking is allowed on both sides of the street from 6 pm to midnight on Monday through Friday and 8 am to midnight on Saturday. On Sundays, street parking is free. There are also parking garages around the block.
CCIM is wheelchair accessible.

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.
AND THE FOLLOWING DONORS: N. BALASUBRAMANIUM, SANJEEVE BALA, PENNY BRILL, ANJAN AND SHEBA CHATTERJEE, ERWATI BAWLE, MATTEO BANERJEE, PARESH TRIVEDI, KEYUR THAKAR AND OTHERS.

Atri Kotal

Atri Kotal initially trained under Late Pt. Biresh Roy, Ustad Jainul Abedin, Pt Ajoy Chakraborty. Currently she is under the guidance of Shri Deborshee Bhattacharjee & Padmashree Shubha Mudghal ji, Atri is a National Scholar from Ministry of Culture, Govt of India, a graded artist of All-India Radio.

Born and brought up in Kolkata and now residing in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She has performed worldwide. In India she has performed at the prestigious Dover Lane Music Conference (69th edition), VSK Baithak Delhi, Banyan Tree events Mumbai, Khazana Festival Mumbai to name a few. And in the USA, she performed in Arts from India, New York, Radha Raman Vedic Temple, Brea, California, Arizona State University, to name a few. She has received prestigious awards like Girija Devi Vises Kalakar Puraskar from Padmavibhushan Girija Devi herself, Sangeet Natak Academy Scholarship in the name of Begum Akhtar ji, Best Hindustani under Consumer Traditional category in IMA Indian Music Awards and Khazana Ghazal Talent hunt award from Padmashree Anup Jalota and Padmashree Peenaz Masani to name a few. Dedicated to perpetuating the rich legacy of Hindustani Classical vocal music, she has undergone rigorous training in the esteemed Kirana, Agra, and Patiala gharanas. Her expertise extends to a vast repertoire of Purab ang gayaki, encompassing Thumri, Dadra, and allied forms, showcasing her versatility and depth in this traditional art form.

She is also working towards spreading the rich cultural heritage of Indian Classical music among youth. She works as a visiting faculty and examiner of Indian Music at NMIMS, School of Performing Arts & School of Economics, Mumbai and multiple other private
schools and colleges in India. She also has her own 7-piece classical fusion ensemble named Survana whose purpose is to make Indian classical music more accessible for today’s world blending with modern sound.

Samir Chatterjee
is a virtuoso tabla player. He performs and teaches all around the world. He can be heard on numerous recordings as soloist, and with other outstanding musicians from the East and the West. Samir lives in New Jersey and presides over a center for Indian music in midtown Manhattan. Samir teaches at several universities. He performed at the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony. He has also performed several times at the UN General Assembly. His compositions and writings are widely acclaimed. Samir played a significant role in the musical revival in Afghanistan. He is the recipient of a few awards such as the Sunshine Award, Jadu Bhatta Award and Acharya Varistha Award.

Rohan Misra
Rohan Misra is a tenth-generation sarangi artist, continuing a rare and respected family tradition of Indian classical music. He began learning the sarangi at the age of six from his father and Guru, the legendary Pandit Ramesh Misra. Under his guidance, Rohan inherited a rich musical legacy shaped by nine generations before him. He now continues his training under the guidance of Sitar maestro Pandit
Kushal Das, whose mentorship plays an important role in shaping and deepening his musical growth. While strongly rooted in classical music, Rohan also explores other genres and cross-cultural collaborations, bringing new sounds and ideas to the sarangi, an instrument often described as having “a hundred colors.”. Rohan has performed at Carnegie Hall, Columbia University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Smithsonian Institution. He has shared the stage with renowned artists such as Pandit Birju Maharaj, Srimati Kumudini Lakhia, Pandit Swapan Chaudhury, Pandit Rajendra Gangani, Ustad Ma Zila Khan, Pandit Samar Saha, and Pandit Anindo Chatterjee, among others. Through his music, Rohan Misra honors tradition while continuing to grow and share the voice of the sarangi with audiences from many backgrounds.

Atri Kotal - vocal concert

Atri Kotal - vocal concert