Pandit Sudhir (born 17 February 1974) is an Indian sitar player of Hindustani classical music. He is known for the vocalistic phrasing of his raga improvisations. He has learnt sitar from the
Imdadkhani Gharana
The Etawah gharana is a North Indian school of sitar and surbahar music and named after a small town close to Agra where Imdad Khan (1848–1920) lived.Etawah Gharana
The Etawah gharana is a North Indian school of sitar and surbahar music and named after a small town close to Agra where Imdad Khan (1848–1920) lived.Raigarh state, situated in the modern state of Chhattisgarh.
Early life
Born in Nagpur, India, he started learning classical singing from his father Sampat Lal and then at the age of seven started learning vocal and sitar from his uncle
Jagdish Prasad
Jagdish Prasad (1937 - 18 July 2011) was a Calcutta-based Indian classical vocalist of the Patiala gharana.
Early life and training
He received his initial training from his father Badri Prasad. Badri prasad ji was the court musician of the ...
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At the age of 14 he started talim (learning/training) in the traditional way under the guidance of Bimalendu Mukherjee as his Guru.
Performing career and achievements
Sudhir has been awarded B High Certificate by All India Radio and has been em-paneled by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. He is gold medalist Sangeet Visharad from Gandharva Mahamandal. He also received national titles at Khel Yuva Utsav at Pune and Jamshedpur. He has performed at many major musical festivals and prestigious stages in
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...
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Maharashtra
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. He has also performed at the prestigious Chakradhar Samaroh at Raighar in the year 2011.This Year Program raigarh.gov. Retrieved 26 December 2011.