Biswajit Roy Chowdhury

Pandit Biswajit Roy Chowdhury is a Hindustani classical musician and a renowned sarod player from India.

Biswajit Roy Chowdhury
Born (1956-01-12) 12 January 1956
Deoghar, Jharkhand, India
GenresHindustani classical music
InstrumentsSarod
Associated actsAmjad Ali Khan, Mallikarjun Mansur,

Career

Roy Chowdhury belongs to the Senia Bangash gharana of sarod playing,[1] and who has also been specially trained in the musical tradition of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana.[2]

Roy Chowdhury was born on 12 January 1956, in Deoghar in Jharkhand state. He was initiated into music by his father Shri Ranjit Roy Chowdhury,[2] a teacher of chemistry by profession, but more importantly, a serious Sarod player who had trained under the late Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan and others. In 1978, Roy Chowdhury's talents were spotted by the Maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan accepting him as a disciple. A turning point came when Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur took an interest in young Roy Chowdhury's quest in 1982. Roy Chowdhury’s tutelage with Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur was formalized in a gandha bandhan ceremony in 1985.[2] The intensive guidance and training lasted till the demise of the guru in 1992. He is perhaps the only sarod player who plays the compositions from the Jaipur-Atrauli tradition.[3]

Over the years Roy Chowdhury has performed in various locations all over India and has participated regularly in prestigious concerts. These include the Tansen Festival in Gwalior,[4] the Shankar Lal Music Festival, New Delhi,[5] the Harvallabh Sangeet Samaroha in Jalandhar, the Vishnu Digambar Jayanti in Delhi, the Sankat Mochan Music Festival in Varanasi, the Dhwani-BKF Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur Music Festival in Bangalore, among others. He recorded the album "The Sarod Master" (1991) for Hot Club Records, produced by guitar player Jon Larsen. Biswajit Roy Chowdhury is an acclaimed artist of the All India Radio and Doordarshan and has featured in the national music concert and the annual Radio Sangeet Sammelan of these organisations.[6]

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References
  1. Sinha, Manjari (15 December 2017). "Pandit Biswajeet Roy Chowdhury delineating the traditions". The Hindu. Hyderabad. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. Nadadhur, Srivathsan (17 December 2015). "Biswajit Roy Chowdhury's reliance on his roots". The Hindu. Hyderabad. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. "Artist info - Biswajit Roy Chowdhury". jpop.com. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  4. Kumar, Kuldip (15 December 2011). "Arms wide open". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  5. Singh, Preeti (1 April 2017). "'Hindustani classical music retains its unique position in the world of art'". Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  6. "Masters of Indian Classical Music XI". india.tilos.hu. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
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