Abhik Mukherjee

Abhik Mukherjee is an Indian classical sitar player from the Etawah gharana.

He received his musical training from Arvind Parikh and Kashinath Mukherjee, themselves disciples of Vilayat Khan.[1]

Abhik began his sitar training at the age of six in Kolkata, India. He received a gold medal from Rabindra Bharati University in Kolkata as well as a scholarship from the Ministry of Culture, India.[2] He has performed and given workshops in India,[3][4] the United States,[5][6] Singapore, Taiwan, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Suriname, and Argentina.[7] Abhik is an active member of Brooklyn Raga Massive,[8] an Indian classical music organization based in New York City.

References
  1. Kashinath Mukherjee
  2. "In Master's Footsteps". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  3. "Sitar Serenade". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  4. "Sitar Recital". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  5. "Kumar Das Tabla and Abhik Mukherjee Sitar". Eventful.com. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  6. "Sitar Concert with Abhik Mukherjee". Buzzintown.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  7. "Abhik Mukherjee-Sitar Workshop". Swaras Music. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  8. "Brooklyn Raga Massive". Retrieved 13 December 2012.


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