Tejendra Majumdar | |
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![]() Majumdar performing at Eastside Baha'i Center in
Bellevue, Washington, October 14, 2014. | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Tejendra Narayan Majumdar |
Born | India | 17 May 1961
Genres | Hindustani classical music |
Instrument(s) | Sarod |
Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar (born 17 May 1961) is an Indian sarod player and pupil of Bahadur Khan. Majumdar is one of the most popular and celebrated modern sarod players. [1]
He started his music training under his grandfather Bibhuti Ranjan Majumdar with mandolin. He also received vocal and tabla training under Amaresh Chowdhury and Anil Palit. [2] Later he trained under Bahadur Khan for 18 years until the latter died. He then continued training under Ajay Sinha Roy and Ali Akbar Khan. [3]
He has played duets with Shujaat Khan. The rendering of raag Charukeshi is especially notable. [4]
He directed music for a Bengali movie called Tollylights, directed by Arjun Chakraborty. [5] He is also directing music for another Bengali movie Hanankaal due to be released in 2010.[ needs update] [6]
He stood first in the All India Radio music competition in 1981 and was awarded the President's gold medal and the Pandit D. V. Paluskar award. [2] He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 2018. [7]
He is married to Manasi Majumdar and has one son, Indrayudh. [8]
Tejendra Majumdar | |
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![]() Majumdar performing at Eastside Baha'i Center in
Bellevue, Washington, October 14, 2014. | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Tejendra Narayan Majumdar |
Born | India | 17 May 1961
Genres | Hindustani classical music |
Instrument(s) | Sarod |
Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar (born 17 May 1961) is an Indian sarod player and pupil of Bahadur Khan. Majumdar is one of the most popular and celebrated modern sarod players. [1]
He started his music training under his grandfather Bibhuti Ranjan Majumdar with mandolin. He also received vocal and tabla training under Amaresh Chowdhury and Anil Palit. [2] Later he trained under Bahadur Khan for 18 years until the latter died. He then continued training under Ajay Sinha Roy and Ali Akbar Khan. [3]
He has played duets with Shujaat Khan. The rendering of raag Charukeshi is especially notable. [4]
He directed music for a Bengali movie called Tollylights, directed by Arjun Chakraborty. [5] He is also directing music for another Bengali movie Hanankaal due to be released in 2010.[ needs update] [6]
He stood first in the All India Radio music competition in 1981 and was awarded the President's gold medal and the Pandit D. V. Paluskar award. [2] He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 2018. [7]
He is married to Manasi Majumdar and has one son, Indrayudh. [8]