Outstanding sitar virtuoso, superb teacher and thoughtful academician

Pt. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay, Ustad Allauddin Khan Professor, Department of Instrumental Music, at the Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, India; Director, S.M. Tagore Center for Documentation & Research in Languishing & Obsolescent Musical Instruments; and a 'University Grants Commission nominated Expert Member for the Advisory Committee of the Special Assistance Program [DRS] of the Department of Music, University of Delhi'; is one of the foremost sitar players of the current generation.   Prof. Bandopadhyay has had the rare opportunity to learn under the doyen of many leading schools of instrumental music, including Senia-Shahjehanpur, Imdadkhani gharana, and Rampur Senia gharana.  That experience ultimately helped him to develop a wide vision, resulting in the required inspirations for a distinctive style.  His exceptional fluidity in raga elaboration,musical applications of simple and intricate laya designs, in combination with skillful handling of the instrument, gives the listeners a remarkable musical experience.  He loves both popular and rare raga-s and uses different tala-s for desired platforms, resulting in a wide variety of musical expression.

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Training in music

As a Teacher and Academician

Articles by Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay

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Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay - Anandi-Kalyan.mp3

Puriya Kalyan (rare version) by Pt. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay

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