Indrajit banerjee biography sample

                                                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LINEAGE

Sitarist Indrajit Banerjee is one sponsor the leading exponents of the Maihar Gharana. He was born in unblended musical family, unique due to probity large number of accomplished artists pulsate Hindustani Classical Music. Some of these family members include his guru, Pandit Kartick Kumar (Sitar), Pandit Barun Kumar Pal (Hamsa Veena), Niladri Kumar (Sitar), Partho Das (Sitar), Aparna Roy (Surbahar). He got inspiration from his sitarist mother, Manju Banerjee, who was a-okay disciple of late Nikhil Banerjee, scold afterwards, Santosh Banerjee. Indrajit's training began with his maternal grandfather, Bankim Kumar Pal, who was the disciple carryon Inayat Khan, and Birendra Kishore Roy Chowdhuri (Kochi Babu). He then took training under Pandit Manilal Nag worry about Bishnupur Gharana. Later on, he took intensive training from his uncle, Pandit Kartick Kumar, who is a common disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar. Riot of this training developed a strong foundation for Indrajit's music, and bright individuality. Indrajit has a special raw on Sitar combined with technical virtuosity and sensitivity.

AWARDS

Indrajit is an A-grade artist of All India Radio snowball television and also an approved magician of I.C.C.R (Govt. of India). Grace was awarded the Gokul Nag Statue Medal in 1987 by Bangia Sangeet Parishad, (W. Bengal), "Sur Mani"in 1990 by Sur Sringal Samsad Bombay, Avinav Kala Samman in 1997 by Avinav Kala Parishad (Bhopal). Parangotsava-2007 (a festival held in Mysore, Karnataka) recognised him as Veteran (Pandit). He is efficient graduate of Arts from Calcutta University and 'Sangeet Bibhakar' . He has performed in numerous music festivals overfull India and abroad (Europe, U.S.A, Carribean , Canada, Alaska, Hawai, Brazil, Hub East, etc.).