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of Tabla, founded by Haji Vilayat Khan Saheb, Chatterjee continues to give new voice to his instrument. In addition to solo performances and recordings, Chatterjee has worked with sitar players Nikhil Banerjee,

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. Inspired by his uncle, Pandit Biswanath Chatterjee, Anindo Chatterjee began playing tabla at the age of five. Studying briefly with Ustad Afaq Hussain Khan of the Lucknow Gharana, he advanced to studying under Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh, with whom he studied for three decades.

Born and Education

Pandit Anindo Chatterjee was born on 30 May 1954 at Kashimpur Village,

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, a musical family. He completed his primary education from Kashimpur Primary School. After that he passed the secondary examination from Kashimpur High School. His uncle Pandit Debiprasad Chatterjee is an eminent sitar player of this country. His younger sister Smt. Keka Mukherjee is a leading sitar player of AIR and also well known for her solo performance. He is a disciple of

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Awards

The recipient of the prestigious President's Award in 1970, Chatterjee became the first tabla player to perform in the House of Commons 20 years later. He performed at

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visited India in

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2010. Chatterjee received the Sangeet Natak Academy Award for 2002. Pandit Anindo Chatterjee declined to receive the

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Award 2022. He said :

''However I politely declined. I said thank you but I am not ready to receive Padma Shri at this phase of my career. I have passed that phase.''

Discography

* 1982 Raga, Baul Melody & Tabla Solo (LP, Album), Chhanda Dhara / SP 7082 * 1983 Pandit Ramgopal Misra And His Orchestra / Anindo Chatterjee - Kathak Music / Tabla Ekak (LP, Album), Chhanda Dhara / SP 8083 * 1983 Nandu Muley / Anindo Chatterjee - Raga Ahir-Bhairav / Raga Ragesree (LP) * 1985

Hariprasad Chaurasia Hariprasad Chaurasia (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian music director and classical flautist, who plays the bansuri, in the Hindustani classical tradition. Early life Chaurasia was born in Allahabad (1938) (officially called Prayagraj) in the ...

, Anindo Chatterjee - Fabulous Flute Of Hariprasad Chaurasia (LP, Album), Chhanda Dhara / SP 10185 * 1989

, Anindo Chatterjee - Rāg Lalit, Nimbus Records * 1990

, Anindo Chatterjee - Rāg Rāmkalī / Rāg Jhiñjoṭī, Nimbus Records * 1990 Ram Narayan, Anindo Chatterjee - '' Rag Shankara, Rag Mala in Jogia'' (CD, Album), Nimbus Records / NI 5245 * 1992 Stephen James (3) - Anindo Chatterjee - Raga And Tala (Cass) Divergo n. 4 * 1996 Pandit Amit Bhattacharya, Anindo Chatterjee - Homage To Guruma

Annapurna Devi (1927 – 13 October 2018) was an Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player of Hindustani classical music. She was given the name 'Annapurna' by former Maharaja Brijnath Singh of the former Maihar Estate (M.P.), and it was by this name that she wa ...

& Pandit Jotin Bhattacharya (CD, Album), Keltia Musique Kcmd 54 * 2007 Taro Terahara / Pt.Anindo Chatterjee - Air (CD, Album, RP), Nada Music NADA-003

References

External links

Official site
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Born and Education

Awards

Discography

See also

References

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