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

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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 medieval India, flourished in the 18th century, and arrived at its present form i ...

maestro. He is a tabla player from the

Farrukhabad Gharana Farrukhabad Gharana is one of six prominent playing styles or gharanas of North Indian tabla , in Hindustani classical music, and derives its name from Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh state. History The Farrukhabad Gharana of Tabla was created in th ...

Performing career

Born on 28 April 1956, Pandit Nayan Ghosh received in-depth training in vocal music, Tabla and then in Sitar from his late father and Guru

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. Nayan’s elder uncle was the flautist

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, 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 Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh (8 May 1909 – 18 February 1997) often known as 'Guru' Jnan Prakash Ghosh was an Indian harmonium and tabla player from Farukhabad gharana of Hindustani classical music and musicologist. Early life and background Bor ...

's supervision. He received extensive training in

and vocal music from his father

and later additionally learnt from

Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta Buddhadev Das Gupta (1 February 1933 – 15 January 2018) was an Indian classical musician who played the sarod. He used to reside in Kolkata, India. He was one of the artists featured in Nimbus Records' ''The Raga Guide''. Early life and ...

. His first tabla solo broadcast was at the age of 4, in 1960. As an accompanist too, he has supported

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, 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

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maestro. His son is

Ishaan Ghosh Ishaan Ghosh is the son and disciple of the Tabla and Sitar maestro Pandit Nayan Ghosh. Ishaan is a Tabla player from the Farrukhabad Gharana. Performing career Ishaan was born on 20 May 2000 to Pandit Nayan Ghosh. He is the grandson of the ...

, 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 (IPA: 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 recognit ...

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

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