KALYAN MAJUMDAR

Kalyan Majumdar is a leading upcoming Sitar player of the present time. He is a regular performer in the Professional Circuit and has played in many prestigious concerts all over India and abroad. He is a regular artiste of All India Radio, Kolkata and Doordarshan.


Born in a musical family, Kalyan was a child prodigy. He could sing out notations of any tune and identify Ragas when he was just three years old. Kalyan formally started learning Sitar from his father Pt. Subhajit Majumdar of the Senia Maihar gharana at the age of four. Thereafter he learnt Sitar from Pt. Soumitra Lahiri and the sarod maestro Pt. Buddhadev Das Gupta. He is also a scholar at ITC Sangeet Research Academy under the tutelage of Pt. Partho Chatterjee.


Kalyan has stood 1st in the All India Radio Music Competition, 2015 and won the President’s Award. He is also a recipient of the National Scholarship given by the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. He is an empanelled artiste of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Govt. of India. He has been conferred the prestigious Ravi Koppikar Memorial Award, 2015 by ITC-SRA (West), IFFA and Music Forum at Mumbai. He is a recipient of the Citi-NCPA Scholarship. He has also stood 1st in the Rajya Yuva Utsav organised by the Govt. of West Bengal in the year 2015-16. He has been conferred the prestigious Telegraph Award, 2014 for his outstanding talent as a Sitarist along with a gold medal. He has also stood 1st in the Dover Lane Talent Search Contest 2012-13 and won the Nikhil Banerjee Memorial Trophy. Sangeet Kala Kendra, Agra has bestowed upon him the prestigious title of “Naad Sadhak” in the year 2016.


Kalyan has performed in various prestigious concerts all over India and abroad, which includes performances at Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society (SIFAS), Singapore Tagore Society, Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan, Jalandhar, Winter Festival of India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi, National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai, Samanvaya Bhavan Auditorium at a programme organised by All India Radio, Bhopal, The Dover Lane Music Conference (periodical), Kolkata, Epicentre, Gurgaon, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, Purva Tirupathi Balaji Temple, Guwahati, IIM Lucknow, Noida Campus, National Cultural Festival, Hyderabad, Salt Lake Cultural Association, Kolkata, programme organised by Rotary Club (Kolkata), programme at Ramkrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s House and many more. His performance has been broadcast from Gorgeous Radio, Wolverhampton, UK.


Kalyan idolises Pt. Nikhil Banerjee and draws inspiration from his style of playing. His music has been highly appreciated by several stalwart musicians, which includes the legendary Sarod Maestro Pt. Buddhadev Das Gupta who has given him certificates of appreciation.


Kalyan has received rave reviews from leading newspapers of India such as The Hindu, The Statesman, The Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Telegraph and many other leading regional (Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, Telegu) newspapers from all over India. He also has a CD (“Moods and Melodies” from Sagarika Music) to his credit.


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Pt. Subhajit Majumdar
Pt. Soumitra Lahiri
Pt. Buddhadev Das Gupta
Pt. Partha Chatterjee
  • Performed at Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society (SIFAS), Singapore in July, 2017
  • Performed for Singapore Tagore Society in July, 2017 at Arya Samaj, Singapore
  • Performed at the 142nd Shree Baba Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan at Jalandhar in December, 2017
  • Performed at a concert at National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai organised by ITC-SRA (Western Region) in collaboration with Music Forum, Mumbai in January, 2016
  • Performed at a concert organised by the All India Radio at Bhopal at Samanvaya Bhavan Auditorium, Bhopal in February, 2016
  • Performed at the Winter Festival of India International Center (IIC), New Delhi in December, 2017
  • Performed at Sangeet Kala Kendra, Agra in June, 2016
  • Performed at Epicentre, Gurgaon in June, 2016
  • Performed at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi in June, 2016
  • Performed at Purva Tirupathi Balaji Temple, Guwahati in June, 2016
  • Performed at National Cultural Festival, Hyderabad in 2011
  • Performed at “The Torch Bearers (Season 1)” at Gyan Manch, Kolkata organised by Aavartan School of Rhythm in 2018
  • Performed at the Dover Lane Music Conference (periodical) in 2013
  • Performed at a programme organised by the Salt Lake Cultural Association in 2015
  • Performed duet with his father Pt. Subhajit Majumdar at the IIM Lucknow, Noida Campus in 2014
  • Performed at Bhowanipur Sangit Sammilani in 2012
  • Performed at a programme organised by Sohini Music Organisation at Beliaghata Sukanta Mancha in 2017
  • Performed at Dakshin Kolkata Shastriya Sangit Sammelan, Behala in 2012
  • Performed at Ramkrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s House
  • Performed on Channel One TV in the programme “Divine Raagas”
  • Performed at programmes organised by Rotary Club, Kolkata
  • Performed at a programme organised by Amusing Centre for Performing Arts at Mohit Maitra Mancha, Kolkata
  • Performed at a programme organised by Music-hee-mantra at Uttam Mancha in 2017
  • Performed at Pt. Bundi Maharaj Sangeet Vidyapeeth, Agarpara in 2015
  • Performed at SubhashInstitute Hall, Barasat in 2015
  • Performed at St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata at a programme organised by the SXCCAA Women’s’ Forum in 2015
  • Performed at a programme organised by Sursabha, Salt Lake in Jan, 2016
  • Performed duet with his father Pt. Subhajit Majumdar at Madan Mohan Thakur Bari, Kolkata in 2012
  • Performed duet with his father Pt. Subhajit Majumdar at Kalimata Ashram, Chinsurah in 2013
  • Performed at the 125th year celebration inaugural concert of St. Joseph’s College, Kolkata
  • Performed at Advaita Ashram (Kolkata), a wing of Ramkrishna Mission at the Vivekananda Youth Day Programme in 2004
  • Performed at the ‘Children Music Conference’ in Kolkata in 2004 and 2012
  • Performed at the programme organised by Ajantrik in Kolkata in 2005 which was later on telecasted
  • Performed at a programme organised by Gunjaran and I-Card at Rajya Yuva Kendra, Moulali, Kolkata in 2009
  • Gave his first stage performance at G.D.Birla Sabhaghar, Kolkata at the age of 6 at a programme organised by Raag Anuraag in 2002
  • And many more…

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AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Pt. Buddhadev Das Gupta
  • Stood 1st in the All India Radio Music Competition, 2015 in Sitar and received the President’s Award.
  • Empanelled artist of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).
  • Received the prestigious “Ravi Koppikar Memorial Award” from International Foundation for Fine Arts under the auspices of Music Forum and ITC-SRA (Western Region) at NCPA, Mumbai in 2016.
  • Regular artiste of All India Radio, Kolkata and Doordarshan.
  • Scholar of ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata.
  • Was awarded the ‘National Scholarship’ (Junior and Senior) in Sitar by the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India in the year 2007 and 2017 respectively.
  • Was awarded the ‘Citi-NCPA Scholarship’ from National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai.
  • First Foreign Concert Tour at the age of 20 in 2017.
  • Stood 1st in the Sitar in the competition at West Bengal Rajya Yuva Utsav, 2015-16 organised by the Govt. of West Bengal.
  • Stood 1st in Sitar in the prestigious competition organised by The Dover Lane Music Conference in 2012-2013 and received the coveted Nikhil Banerjee Memorial Trophy.
  • Received “The Telegraph Award, 2014” for Outstanding Talent as a Sitarist.
  • He has been conferred the title “Naad Sadhak” by Sangeet Kala Kendra, Agra in 2016.
  • Stood 1st in the Maya Mitra Memorial Instrumental Competition organised by Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, Kolkata in 2012.
  • Stood 1st in the All India Indian Classical Instrumental Music Competition at the Bharat Sanskriti Utsav held at Burdwan in 2011 organised by Hindustan Art & Music Society.
  • Sitar Performance broadcast from Gorgeous Radio, Wolverhampton, UK along with the stalwarts of Indian Classical Music.
  • Gave his first stage performance at G.D.Birla Sabhaghar, Kolkata at the age of 6 at a programme organised by Raag Anuraag in 2002.
  • Performed on Television at the age of 6.

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