| Biswabijoy Sen | |
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Biswabijoy Sen recording for "Maya" |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Biswabijoy Sen |
| Born | Silchar, Assam, India |
| Origin | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Genres | Blues rock, pop rock |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, Quizmaster |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, Tabla |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Associated acts | The Frozen Orchid |
Biswabijoy Sen is the lead singer of the Hindi rock band Kollage.[1] He has also collaborated (composition and vocals) with Australian alternative band "The Frozen Orchid" for an album (of original Hindi songs) named Maya.[1]
Kollage does live shows across India where they perform their original work, written and composed by Biswabijoy.
Biswabijoy has been a prolific quizmaster conducting quizzes all over India during the last 5 years under the banner "Adverb".
He has hosted quizzes at various prestigious institutes like MNNIT Allahabad (Gnosiomania 2006 to 2008),[2] IIT Kharagpur, NIT Durgapur,[3] IIM Ranchi,[3] NIT Surat,[3][4] He has hosted a number of corporate quizzes in Kolkata. Biswabijoy also hosts two quizzes "Love All" (Sports Quiz)[5][6][7] and "Showbiz" (Movie Quiz)[6][8] which are organized by Adverb and are a part of Kolkata's annual quizzing calendar.
Biswabijoy is also an active quizzer and has been a Nation Champion at TATA Crucible, 2006[9] [10][11] and a part of the winning team at the DI Open (2009), one of the most prestigious open quizzes in the country. He also won the annual Ad Club Quiz (2001) Kolkata Round Table Quiz (2006), CRY Quiz (Kolkata, 2006), REACT Business Quiz (Kolkata 2006-2007) and HDFC Iquation (Kolkata, 2010). Most of these wins have been while representing his employers, TATA Consultancy Services.