Creator of the Mohan Veena and the winner of the GRAMMY
AWARD, Vishwa Mohan ji has mesmerized the world with his
pristine pure, delicate yet fiery music.
Being the foremost disciple of Bharat Ratna Pt. Ravi Shankar ji,
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt has attracted international attention by
his successful Indianisation of the western Hawaiian guitar with
his perfect assimilation of Sitar, Sarod & Veena techniques, by
giving it an evolutionary design & shape and by adding 14 more
strings helping him to establish the instrument MOHAN VEENA
to unbelievable heights.
With blinding speed and faultless legato, Bhatt is undoubtedly
one of the most expressive, versatile and greatest slide players
in the world.
Vishwa Mohan ji has performed extensively in 85 countries around the world and throughout India.
He has been conferred with the two highest civilian Awards,
PadmaBhushan and Padmashree by the Govt. Of India.
The folk musician Harry Manx, who studied with Salil Bhatt for five years, plays a Mohan veena. Counting Crows' bassist Matt Malley also plays a Mohan veena and is a student and friend of Bhatt. Australian musician Lawrie Minson also learned Mohan veena from Salil.
Maihar Gharana’s only santoor maestro Pt Tarun Bhattacharya is
known "as the master of one hundred strings."
One of the most influential players of the santoor,
Panditji has continued to expand on the instrument's capabilities.
In addition to adding an extra string, whose pitch can be varied by
finger pressure, Tarunji incorporated meend, an expressive
sliding style of ornamentation.
Jazz Times described Tarunji's playing as "subtle in inflection and
supple in phrasing."Indian classical music shall forever remember this
master for two of his inventions namely “menkas” and
Raag Ganga .
A philanthropist too , Tarunji was the first classical musician
to endorse Rotary International ‘End Polio Now’ cause .
He has endorsed the End Polio Now campaign of Rotary International as its ambassador. He has been recognized by the Indian National Polio Plus Committee both at the India Habitat Centre and the Calcutta Press Club for his role in promoting the cause.
An audio CD with a raga created by Tarun was released by the singer Girija Devi at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy in September 2017.
Awards and citations
1.Sangeet Mahasamman ( Govt.of West Bengal India)
2 Best Critic Award Germany
3 Grammy finalist 1997, "Kirvani", Music of the World USA
4 'Excellence in World Music', Music of the World USA
5 Mahakal Samman Madhya Pradesh, India
6 Surender Paul Award Kolkata, India
7 Bhakti Kala Khetra Award ISKON, India
8 Jadu Bhatt Award Kolkata, India
9 Pt. Monmohan Bhatt Special Achievement Award New Delhi, India
10 Vishnu Pad Alankaran Samman Gaya, India
11 Rotary Vocational Excellence Award District 3291, India
12 Rotary Peace & Goodwill Ambassador Kolkata, India
Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar, the maestro from the Mewati Gharana, is an artist of international acclaim in the field of Hindustani Classical and Devotional Music. An extremely popular artist, he is the inspiration for the young generation. With his magical singing, he has attracted the young generation towards the Indian Classical music. In a career spanning more than 25 years, he has assumed the Sanjeev’s sustained excellence in performance has earned him many prestigious awards like:
*The Pandit Kumar Gandharva National Award 2008 by the Govt of Madhya Pradesh,
*The prestigious F. I. E. Foundation National Award 1996,
*The title 'Sur Ratna' in 1996,
*Pandit Jasraj Gaurav Puraskar 1991 and
*The President's award from the All India Radio in 1990.
*He has proven his versatility and expertise in different genres of music and has won the coveted National Award 1998 as the best male playback singer for the Hindi film 'Godmother'
Sanjeev has performed in over 200 different cities in India and abroad - U.S.A., Canada, Australia, Europe and the Middle East several times.
He has several albums by reputed music companies like Times Music, E.M.I Music, Sony Music, Navaras Records U.K., Music Today, H.M.V, Neelam Audio Videos U.S.A., Sona Rupa U.K., Ninaad Music and Fountain Music which have been highly acclaimed all over the world.
His talent as a classical composer is obvious in the numerous classical and devotional compositions that he has set tune to. Many of them are available for free download on this website for music lovers to enjoy.
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Hyderabad-based senior tabla player, composer and teacher, Najmuddin Quadri Javed, is a much sought-after accompanist for music concerts. “A good accompanist is one who uplifts the performance of the vocalist,” says Najmuddin, who has carved a niche among connoisseurs with his versatile performances.
Sitting in a recording studio at All India Radio in Lakdikapul, the senior artiste describes his more than three decades of musical journey as blessed and wonderful. “I was fortunate to make my passion into a profession.”
Growing up in Hyderabad, in a home that resonated with Hindustani classical music, Najmuddin recalls his father (late) Mohd. Vazeer being fond of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan’s voice. “When Khan sahab came to Hyderabad on the invitation of Nawab Zahir Yar Jung, my father became his disciple; after training, my father was a rare artist from the city who could also sing the semi-classical thumri and dadra,” he recalls.
While the house was a hub for classical music, eight-year-old Najmuddin was inclined towards rhythm. His experiments of creating different sounds on the dining table, plates and the wooden bench at school, caught the attention of his father and friends and they fondly called him Javed bhai during baithaks.
In Mumbai, Najmuddin made good connections and worked with Usha Amonkar, Sudha Malhotra, Hariharan and Anup Jalota. It was, however, his ‘good friend’ (late) Kalyanji (of music directors Kalyanji-Anandji duo) who inspired him to become a composer. The 50+ artiste recalls, “Sadhana Sargam, Sonali Vajpayee and Javed Ali (a small boy then) learnt music from him. The legendary music director was full of warmth; whenever we met at studios, he would invite us home and we used to spend days singing and playing music. “
Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan has performed in all major musical festivals in India and abroad including the Festival of India held in the US, Europe, USSR, Canada, Africa, Middle-East and Australia. He has a distinguished performance career in India and around the world.
A major Indian English-language newspaper says about him, "We are talking about Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan, considered Indian classical music personified and a synonym for the sitar. A leading exponent of the Etawah gharana, which produced legends like Imdad Khan, Enayat Khan and Vilayat Khan, Shahid Parvez is known for his rendition".
The French-language Publication “Le Devoir”, based in Montréal, Canada, has this to say about the Ustad’s talent and presentation:
“The maestro embodies the Etawah Gharana style, which was developed by one of the oldest music schools in India. Here, the particularity is to give an echo to the human voice at the end of the strings, or rather from the resonance chamber of the sitar. Having heard it in 2010, we can say that the effect is striking. The technique makes it possible to tame genres, such as the dhrupad, which is said to be the oldest song in North India, and the khayal, which is that of the great virtuosos. It's all built into the music.
Shahid Parvez Khan marries this with the techniques of tantrakari, which allows him to explore all kinds of rhythmic patterns with the right hand.”
Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan is an Indian classical sitar maestro from the Imdadkhani gharana.He represents the seventh generation of the Etawah Gharana as its primary exponent. He is praised especially for the vocalistic phrasing and quality of his raga improvisations, known as "Gayaki Ang." This translates to "Singing branch/limb" . The sitar legend, Ustad Vilayat Khan resurrected and re-introduced Gayaki Ang as a widely accepted sitar genre in India and abroad, and his nephew, Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan has carried this torch into the present day.
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Dipankar Ray was born in a family of music where his maternal
GrandfatherLate Probed Datta (Dhrupad) was a court musician of Mahisadal
Rajbari in East Midnapore.
He was initiated into music in his very childhood under the guidance of his
family Gurus and elders.
Throughout his musical journey of 52 years, Dipankar Ray learnt music in a
totality. He had the opportunity of getting associated with many eminent musical
personalities.
He got lessons in tabla, harmonium & vocal in his journey. However Flute is
always a soul mate of Sri Ray through which he can express his total music
(Hindustani style)
The Gurus to be mentioned are Late Pt Deboprasad Bandyopadhyay (Flute),
Late Pt Deepak Choudhury (Sitarist & closest disciple of Pt Ravishankar) and Pt
Anindo Chattopadhyay (Tabla).
He is a qualified civil engineer by profession. He has taken Flute & music as his
strong passion.
His profound knowledge in music is the keyword of his success.
He maintains a balanced blending of Gayaki style and Instrumental style,
especially depending upon the exact ambience of the Raga.
He has established himself as a regular Flute (classical) playing artiste. He has
performed many concerts in Kolkata and outside.
He has started a Flute academy in Kolkata where the youngsters get a careful
tutelage from Sri Ray.
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Pt. Ram Kumar Mishra is one of the top ranking exponents of Tabla in India.
He is the grandson of Tabla wizard late Pt. Anokhe Lal Mishra and son of
Some of the awards he has received are:
Taal Mani Award.
Haridas, Mumbai.
Laya Bhaskar, Natraj Cultural Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
Tabla Shiromani, Government of Bihar.
Award from Darwin, Australia.
Mishra started his “Tabla Talim” from his mother Smt. Manorama Mishra,
Daughter of Pt. Anokhe Lal ji at the age of 4. Highly gifted ,Ram Kumar ji has
performed through the length and breadth of India as a solo artist and as
an accompanist to almost all the top musicians covering all major music
festivals. He had his first concert at the age of 11.
He is the only Tabla player from Banaras to have accompanied living legends
such as Pt. Chhanu Lal Mishra, Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia,
Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt for the last 25 years. He has conducted more than
30 workshops and lecture demonstrations all over the world.
He regularly performs abroad as a solo artist or as a co- artist to maestros. He
has travelled extensively to USA, Europe, England, Australia, Japan, UAE and
many more countries across the globe.
Pt. Ram Kumar had his training his father legendary vocalist Padma Bhushan Pt. Chhannu Lal Mishra ji. Pandit Ram Kumar had worked as a Tabla instructor at the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
as faculty of performing arts from 1985 to 2003. A unique quality of Ram Kumar
ji is that he is not only a famous stage performer but an outstanding teacher
Some of the awards he has received are:
*Taal Mani Award.
*Haridas, Mumbai.
*Laya Bhaskar, Natraj Cultural Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
*Tabla Shiromani, Government of Bihar.
*Award from Darwin, Australia.
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Pravin Godkhindi is the 1st Indian Flutist to perform on the 8 Feet
contrabass flute. He is one of the "Top Ranking Artiste" in Hindustani
Bansuri, by Akashvani (AIR). He is also the 1st INDIAN to represent
Bansuri at the WORLD FLUTE FESTIVAL held at Mendoza Argentina
He has won NATIONAL AWARDS for the Films BERU & VIMUKTHI
He started toying with a small flute at the age of 3 years while his first
public performance was at the age of 6.
He took his talim from Pandit Venkatesh Godkhindi & Vidwaan Anoor
Ananth Krishna Sharma
He has won TITLES like SURMANI, NAADA-NIDHI, SUR SAMRAaT,
KALAPRAVEEN, ARYABHATTA, AASTHANA SANGEET VIDWAAN
from udupi sri krishna muth.
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Pravin Godkhindi has performed with Eminent Musicians like
Ustad Zakir Hussain, Dr. Bala murali Krishna, Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt,
Dr. Kadri Gopinath, Sivamani, Pt. Tarun Bhattacharya and many more.
1st Indian flautist to perform on the 8-foot long contrabass flute
"Top Ranking Artiste" in Hindustani bansuri, by Akashvani (AIR)
1st Indian to represent bansuri at the World Flute Festival in Mendoza, Argentina
National awards for films Beru and Vimukthi
Brand ambassador for AKG microphones
Started toying with a small flute at the age of 3 years
First public performance at the age of 6 Gurus - Pandit Venkatesh Godkhindi & Vidwan Anoor Ananth Krishna Sharma
Titles: Surmani, Naada-Nidhi, Sur Samrat, Kalapraveena, Aryabhatta, Aasthana Sangeet Vidwan from the Udupi Sri Krishna Mutt
B.E. - electrical & electronics engineering with distinction from SDMCET, Dharwad.
Performed with eminent musicians like Ustad Zakir Hussain, Dr. Balmurali Krishna, Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Dr. Kadri Gopinath and Sivamani.
Also started Raagatainment series covering 101 ragas on YouTube.
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A tabla player of note on the Indian classical music scene, Subrata is amazingly talented and his accomplishments and achievements in the field of percussion music have earned him name and enviable fame. Subrata is one of the leading tabla players in India today.
As an accompanist of choice of some of the most renowned classical exponents, he exhibits his command over the tabla and his comprehension of the intricacies of the notes and sounds of classical music. He has to his credit numerous performances at some of the most prestigious venues in India and abroad. Subrata has impressed audiences in the USA, the Middle East, and Europe. Audiences at the Dover Lane Music Conference (periodical), ITC Sangeet Sammelan Calcutta, Gunidas Sangeet Sammelan, Salt Lake Music Festival, Bhawanipur Sangeet Sammelan, Dakhini Sangeet Sammelan, Golpark Rama Krishna Mission Annual Music Conference, Calcutta, A.I.R.Concerts and Radio FM Music Concert, to name a few, have had the opportunity to see this immensely talented musician perform. He has also performed in Sparsh in Lucknow, and at the National Center for Performing Arts, Mumbai, and India International Center, Delhi.
The next milestone of his creativity and innovation is “Naad- The Everlasting Sound,” a group he has formed to experiment with fusion music. It seems the next inevitable step in Subrata’s career is a mingling and merging of eastern, middle eastern, and western styles of music; this is the current trend among makers and lovers of music. He has been a part of the Chicago based Indo-jazz band Flat Earth Ensemble since its inception.
Indrani Choudhary is an exceptionally talented singer. A 'Sangit Prabbhakar', 'Sangeet Visharad' and an ICCR(Indian Council for Cultural Relations) empannelled artist, she has charmed audiences with her clear and strong voice and impressed with her confidence and prowess in classical music in a number of concerts in india and abroad. She is a 'Sangeet Kalshree', 'Swarveny Ratna' and 'Kala Gourav' awardee. Her native talent honed by continuous training has made all this possible. The fact that vocalist belongs to a musically inclined family adds to her dedication to music. Indrani's formal training started under the able guidance of Sri Ashish Banerjee who is himself a disciple of pandit Arun Bhaduri. Her talent further nurtered under Vidushi Sanjukta Ghosh of patiala gharana and Pandit Tushar Dutta of Agra-kirana gharana.
Her rendition of ragas has acquired greater depth and variation especially under the able guidance of Pandit Arun Bhaduri of Rampur-Sahaswan gharana. After his demise she is under the guidance of pandit Tushar Dutta. Indrani has fused all these styles beautifully to evolve a new dimension in her rendition. She also received training in Thumri-Dadra (Purav-Ang) with Vidushi Purnima Chaudhuri.
Dr.Jyoti Joshi is an accomplished teacher and a performer of the illustrious Gwalior Gharana for many decades. She has been a faculty for under-graduate (BA) courses in Indian Classical Music in India. She holds a PhD in Indian Classical Music from Nagpur University, India and had been awarded Nagpur University’s Gold Medal in the post-graduate masters of arts (music) examination. She is accredited as an external examiner for of the prestigious university Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya , India .
She has performed at marquee events organized by Asian Indian communities in North America (USA and Canada), Europe (UK and The Netherland) and Asia (Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and India). She has been a harmonium accompanist for various Indian Classical Music (vocal) singers.
She has also performed for the All India Radio and the Indian TV channels Doordarshan and Zee. She teaches Indian Classical Music in classroom and on online platforms (Zoom, Skype, Duo, etc.).
A Young talented Tabla player from India, is well known across the globe for his accomplished career as a solo tabla performer and accompanist. At the age of three, Harshad began learning vocals from his grandfather Shrikrishna Kanetkar and mother Smt. Roopali Kanetkar. Later he began his initial training in Tabla at the age of five with Shri Pandurang Mukhade. For the past many years, he has had intensive training under Pandit.Ramdas Palsule and Taalyogi Pandit Suresh Talwalkar.
Harshad is an exceptionally versatile player, being proficient as a solo performer and is one of the few Tabla players of his generation who has equally adept and versatile in the art of accompanying vocals, instrumental and dance. He is been appreciated by renowned legend musicians for the crispness and clarity of his technique and a total command of rhythm which are the classic hallmarks of his style.
He has performed along with many leading artists like Pt.Jasraj, Pt.Birju Mahara, Ustad Shahid Parvez, Ustad Rashid Khan, Pt.Sanjeev Abhyankar, Pt.Ronu Majumdar, Pt.Ulhas Kashalkar, Veena Sahastrabuddhe, Shama Bhate, Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande, Arati Ankalikar, Devaki Pandit, Shounak Abhisheki, Rajendra Gangani as well as Dr.Balmurlikrishnan, Sudha Raghunathan, U.Rajesh, Rajesh Vaidya, Mysore Manjunath etc. from Carnatic style in prestigious music conferences all over India as well as abroad.
He has performed in many prestigious music festivals such as Sawai Gandharv Mahotsav, Harivallabh Sangeet Samaroh, Shankarlal Festival, Doverlane Music conference in India.
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Sangeet Mishra hails from the renowned Sarangi Gharana of Banaras, India. He comes from a family of stalwarts in the Indian classical music scene such as Pandit Rajan and Sajan Mishra, Pandit Bhagwan Das Mishra and his father Pandit Santosh Kumar Mishra. A versatile performer, he is known for successfully collaborating with musicians from different genres and styles all over the world in creating a new musical language.
Young Maestro Sangeet Mishra has learnt music from his father Pandit Santosh Mishra. He has also received advanced training from his paternal and maternal grandfathers Maestro Bhagwan Das and Maestro Narayan Das Mishra respectively. Sangeet has performed on several music platforms in India and overseas. Sangeet is a talented musician and a capable exponent of the Benaras tradition.
Smt Bina Sen.Smt Bina Sen was a lead disciple of Vidushi Sipra Basu of Kolkata (who in turn was a contemporary of Pandit Ajay Chakraborty) for 2 decades and has been a teacher par excellence for 3 decades. She was first tutored by Smt Aradhana Dey , a disciple of Pandit Gyan Prakash Ghosh in 1987 in the art of the classical Thumri.She then went on to become a lead disciple of Vidushi Sipra Basu of Kolkata (who in turn was a contemporary of Pandit Ajay Chakraborty) for 2 decades . She also has been a teacher par excellence for 3 decades.
Bina Mam as we fondly call her has nothing but music and spirituality from the order of the Ramkrishna Mission
in her heart and soul. Her Riyaaz starts at Bramhamuhurtam at 4 am every single day with a prayer of Ramkrishna Paramahansa Music runs in her family's veins. Her Her father was a Sanskrit poet par excellence who composed several hymns.
Her son besides being a top IT engineer in an MNC is also a guitarist and her daughter besides having an M.Muse is a Net qualified gifted teacher of Hindustani classical music.
Saniya Started learning classical vocal music at the tender age of 6 from Late Mrs.Lilatai Gharpure . She received training of ‘JaipurAtrauli Gharana’from eminent Guru Dr.Ashwini Deshpande for 14 years and Saniya is her senior desciple. Learnt Musicology under able guidance of Dr.Arwind Thatte Received guidance on the ‘Tappa’Gayaki also. Date of Birth:15 th Sept.1978. She got First prize in all 3 categories of All India Radio-classical,light and semiclassical music on National Level.
Saniya is recipient of prestegeous Awards likePaingankar Award by “Pt.Jasraj Trust” ‘Pt.D.V.Paluskar’Award ‘Surmani’title , ‘Rajiv Gandhi’Puraskar, ‘Kalagaurav’Award, ‘Swaravilas Baroda’ Award,pt RAMKRISHNABUA VAZE’Award. Balgandharva Puraskar, Rotary club ‘Swarmadhuri Award ‘Ustad Alladiya Khan Jaipur Gharana Award,Kolhapur,Upadhe Violin Academy Yuva puraskar. Recently declared Pt Mallikarjun Mansur Yuva award by karnatak Govt for this year.
Saniya performed Solo concerts all over India in Pune ,Mumbai, Aurangabad, Goa, Sawai gandharva, Kundgol, Kolhapur, Karnataka, Baroda, Jaipur, Bhilai, New,Delhi, Banglore, Chennai, KERALA, Palghat fine arts, Ottapalam music festival Chhatisgarh, Indore, Bhopal, Calcutta, Nashik, Akola, Amravati, Latur, etc And she performed in MAJOR music festivals like ‘TANSEN mahotsav’Gwalior, ‘Ustad ALLADIYA KHAN’ mahotsav Mumbai, ‘Pt.Jitendra Abhisheki Mahotsav ‘,Kesarbai Kerkar Mahotsav’ Goa, ‘Chakradhar sangeet Samaroh’ Chhatisgarh . ‘ITM Malhar’ Gwalior etc.
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Soumen nandy is a young tabla maestro from west bengal. He trained under Pandit Pankaj Chatterjee of the Farukbaad gharana. and is regular on the finest stages of kolkatta classical music scene.
His style is energetic yet sensitive and has been appreciated by numerous top level musician.
Vidwaan Srinivas Rao is an accomplished Tabla performer and a teacher par excellence. He is a certified trainer for Gandharva Mahavidyalaya and has learnt music from his father and Pandit Vitthalrao Panchput. He has performed at numerous prestigious concerts and events and is a wel known name in Hyderabad
