Apratim Majumdar

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Apratim Majumdar (born 1978), is an Indian classical musician from Kolkata, India. He plays the Sarod. His "Dhrupadee Veenkar" style of Ustad Alauddin Khan's Seni Veenkar Gharana, analytically imaginative prosodic progression with metrical waves of melodic phrases interwoven with highest order of technical brilliance and maturity reminds the great legends of the Gharana.

[edit] Tutelage

He has been tutored and groomed by Rabin Ghosh, disciple of Ustad Alauddin Khan in strict discipline and perfect style of Ustad Alauddin Khan Seni Veenkar Gharana of Maihar and Rampur for over nineteen years. Apratim's study in Music under Rabin Ghosh is still continuing uninterruptedly. Apratim also received training for a period of three years from Shree Partho Sarothy, disciple of Ustad Dhyanesh Khan and Pt. Ravishankar.

[edit] Performances

Apratim performed a number of prestigious concerts. Some of these are: at National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) - Mumbai, Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan - Mumbai, Vasantrao Chandorkar Smriti Pratisthan - Jalgaon, Kal Ke Kalakar Sangeet Sammelan - Mumbai, Indian Classical Music Young Talents' Conference - Kolkata, Swar-Sadhana Samiti - Mumbai and many others.

[edit] Awads and achievements

Awarded prizes by West Bengal State Music Akademi and The Dover Lane Music Conference in the year 2000. He has been conferred the prestigious "Sur Mani" title by the Sur Singar Samsad Mumbai.