Pandit Nayan Ghosh (born 28 April 1956) is an Indian

tabla A ''tabla'' is a pair of hand drums from the Indian subcontinent. Since the 18th century, it has been the principal percussion instrument in Hindustani classical music, where it may be played solo, as an accompaniment with other instruments a ...

and

sitar The sitar ( or ; ) is a plucked stringed instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Hindustani classical music. The instrument was invented in the 18th century, and arrived at its present form in 19th-century India. Khusrau K ...

maestro. He is a tabla player from the Farrukhabad Gharana.

Performing career

Born on 28 April 1956, Pandit Nayan Ghosh received in-depth training in vocal music, Tabla and then in

from his late father and Guru

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan (IAST: ''Padma Bhūṣaṇa'', lit. 'Lotus Decoration') is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 Januar ...

Pandit Nikhil Ghosh Pandit Nikhil Jyoti Ghosh (28 December 1918 – 3 March 1995) was an Indian musician, teacher and writer, known for his proficiency in the percussion instrument of tabla. He founded ''Sangit Mahabharati'', an institution of music in 1956, and p ...

. Nayan’s elder uncle was the flautist Pandit Pannalal Ghosh, who was popularly regarded as the ‘Father of North Indian Flute’. He also received guidance under

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and Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh's supervision. He received extensive training in sitar and vocal music from his father

and later additionally learnt from Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta. His first tabla solo broadcast was at the age of 4, in 1960. As an accompanist too, he has supported

Pandit Ravi Shankar Ravi Shankar (; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, sometimes spelled as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury; 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer. A sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known expert of Indian cl ...

, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pandit Nikhil Banerjee,

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, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma,

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, Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta, Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, Ustad Munnawar Ali Khan and many others. He is currently director of Sangit Mahabharati, in

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, and as distinguished guest professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay for their Cell for Human Values. Also taught at Kent State University in Cleveland, Emory University in Atlanta, University of Colorado in Boulder, the Lausanne Music Conservatory in Switzerland and several other reputed educational bodies. His brother Pandit Dhruba Ghosh was a

Sarangi The sārangī is a bowed, short-necked three-stringed instrument played in traditional music from South Asia – Punjabi folk music, Rajasthani folk music, Sindhi folk music, Haryanvi folk music, Braj folk music, and Boro folk music (the ...

maestro. His son is Ishaan Ghosh, who is a noted tabla player of the younger generation.

Awards and achievements

* Pandit Nayan Ghosh received the Central

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IAST: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recogni ...

for 2014 for his contribution to Hindustani instrumental music. * The Lifetime Achievement Award from the Lt. Governor of California in 1998 for his contribution in propagating Indian Classical Music across North America * The Maharashtra Government Sammaan-Patra in 2015 * The Infosy-Bale Khan Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019 at Bengaluru * The Padmabhushan Pandit Samta Prasad Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019 at Prayagraj * The Ustad Shaikh Dawood Khan Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019 at Mumbai * Honorary doctorate from the Hindustan Art & Music Society (Kolkata) in 2018 * The Pandit Mani Prasad Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019 * The Swar Sadhana Ratna bestowed by Swar Sadhana Samiti, Mumbai (2013), besides many more awards and titles.

Discography

*Nayan Ghosh & Mallar Ghosh – Live at Ali Akbar College of Music, San Anselmo, California (Company: RAGA Records, New York) – Shree Raga, Raga Tilak Kamod. *Nayan Ghosh & Mallar Ghosh (Company: BOL Records, San Francisco) – Raga Jhinjhoti. *Nayan Ghosh & Yogesh Samsi – Live in USA concert (Company: QUESTZ World, Kolkata) – Raga Patdeep, Raga Kamod, Khamaj Dadra. *Nayan Ghosh & Aditya Kalyanpur (Company: Legendary Legacy, Mumbai) – Raga Jhinjhoti. *Nayan Ghosh & Aditya Kalyanpur (Company: Legendary Legacy, Mumbai) – Raga Bhairav, Raga Kaushi Kanada, Raga Kafi. *Nayan Ghosh & Subhankar Banerjee Live in Kolkata concert (Company: Bihaan Music, Kolkata) – DVD – Raga Komal Rishabh Asavari, Raga Kaushi Bhairav. *Nayan Ghosh & Mallar Ghosh (Company: Tapaham, Mumbai) – Live concert in USA – Raga Bihag, Khamaj Kajri, Raga Bhairavi. *Nayan Ghosh & Paul Grant (Company: ARION, France) – "Dialogue" – Sitar, Santoor & Tabla. *Nayan Ghosh, Paul Grant, Ross Daly & Bijan Chemirani (Company: ARION, France) – Sitar, Tabla, Santoor, Lyra, Daff & Tombak. *Nayan Ghosh & Paul Grant (Company: Toledo Records, Geneva) – "Voyage" – Sitar, Surbahar, Tabla, Santoor, Sur-Santoor.

References

External links

Interview with Nayan Ghosh
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Performing career

Awards and achievements

Discography

See also

References

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