Mar 27 2025 to Mar 27 2025 7 p.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Dhrupad is the spring boat of the Indian Classical Music. It is the mother of all Indian music genres. The roots of Dhrupad are ancient. It is a term of Sanskrit origin, derived from dhruva (ध्रुव, immovable, permanent) and pada (पद, verse).  It is discussed in the Hindu Sanskrit text Natyashastra (~200 BCE – 200 CE).  It emphasises on the purity of the musical notes and slowly describes the characteristic of the Raga.

Dhrupad is presented both by singing (vocal) and playing instruments with the accompaniment of Pakhawaj (percussion). Dhrupad framework consists of 3 phases- Aalap, Jhod and Pada (composition). One of the primary instruments which is used in Dhrupad is Surbahar (base Sitar).

Sourabrata will take you to the journey of the ancient tradition of Dhrupad music which promises to elevate the inner-self to the realm of calmness and spirituality. He will be accompanied on Pakhawaj by Abhijit.

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Artistes

Souravbrata Chakraborty
Surbahar
Souravbrata Chakraborty started learning the art of playing Sitar from the age of twelve under the able guidance of his mother Smt. Mala Chakraborty .Then he further studied sitar under Pt. Manilal Nag, Pt.Kashinath Mukherjee and Dr. Pradip Kr Chakraborty.
He studied Surbahar under doyen of Jaipur Senia Gharana Acharya Netai Bose. He also got the opportunity to study in Dagar Gharana under Ustad Fariduddin Dagar , Ustad Bahauddin Dagar ,Pt.Umakant Gundecha & Pt.Ramakant Gundecha in the gurukul tradition.

He has successfully presented Surbahar recitals in European and South East Asian countries. He has given multiple solo performances at the Tansen Sangeet Samaroh, Gwalior, Bangalore Dhrupad Mahotsav, India Habitat Centre, Delhi and many more. He has had duet concerts with Padmasree Umakant & Ramakant Gundech. He was given the SUR MANI Award by Kaal Ke Kalakar organisation in 2008. He is a graded artist of A.I.R Bhopal and has also been awarded Junior Research Fellowship from the Ministry of Culture to do extensive research on Surbahar.

Abhijit Sarkar
Pakhawaj
Abhijit was born and brought up in Kolkata, West Bengal. Under the able guidance of Swami Sarvaganandaji Maharaj of Ramakrishna Math, Belur, Abhijit started learning Pakhawaj from Sri Apurva Lal Manna in Lala Kebal Kishan Gharana. Currently, he is learning Pakhawaj from great maestro Sri Sukhad Munde ji and Mridang Maharshi Dr. Pandit Manik Munde ji in Nana Panse Gharana style under traditional guru-shishya Parampara.

Abhijit has got the opportunity to perform in many prestigious concerts like Dhrupad Mela and accompany some of the eminent Dhrupad singers from Dagar Gharana, namely: Padmashree Pandit Ritwik Sanyal, Ribhu Sanyal and Surbahar player, Souravbrata Chakraborty.

He has pursued Sangeet Bhushan in Pakhawaj from Pracheen Kala Kendra (Chandigarh). Abhijit has completed his Masters in Statistics from Kalyani University, West Bengal. He currently works as Cloud Solution Architect in a multinational company.