Asia

Name- Dr. Deepak Kumar Mittal DOB- 05/06/1980 Degrees- M.Sc. B.Ed., Ph.D., M.A. (MUSIC- Vocal) Performances- Stage Performances at State Level Experiences- Six years teaching in indian classical vocal music.

Ishita Das Adhikary - Hindustani

Rina Giri - Hindustani

Arnab Chatterjee - Vocal/Hind

Supratik Sengupta - Vocal/Hind

Soumita Ghosh - Vocal/Hind

Kasturi is a disciple of the renowned vocalist Mrs. Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar. Under her watchful eyes and systematic training, Kasturi has matured into a confident singer with a well-seasoned melodious voice, aesthetic renditions of different Raag structures, a good command of different musical embellishments like gamaks, taans, meends, etc. Along with Khayals, Kasturi is at ease with light musical genres like Dadras, Bhajans etc. as well. She has featured in a number of stage programmes and recordings in India and abroad. Her performances have been appreciated on many music platforms. Kasturi is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Pune and has completed her M.A. (Music) with first class from the Centre for Performing Arts, University of Pune. She also holds a ‘Visharad’ degree in music with distinction, awarded by the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya and a B.A. in English Literature, from the University of Pune. She was the recipient of merit scholarships for her higher studies, from reputed organizations like Lila Poonawalla Foundation, Bhogate Trust, Maharashtra Executor Society’s Bank of Maharashtra Scholarship. She has recorded her voice for album 'Mi Premika'( an album of 8 marathi love songs), produced by Akaanksha creations.

Sri Satinath Bhattarcharya received his initial training in music from his father Late Haranath Bhattacharya. He had his 'talim' in Kheyal from a number of musicians like Sri Sripati Nath Chatterjee, Late Arun Bhattacharya of Rabindra Bharati University, Late Pandit Sachin Das Motilal and Sri Madhabendra Nath Kundu, all of whom belonged to Agra Gharana. He is currently learning Kheyal (khyal) from maestro, Sri Kumar Prasad Mukherjee, also an exponent of Agras gharana. 'Dhrupad' and 'Dhamar' are Satinath's favourite. He has been having an extensive training since as far back as 1973 under Pandit Shib Shankar Mukherji of Gwalior gharana which follows Gourharbani style. Sri Bhattacharya was awarded the title of 'Sangeet Sudhakar' (Jr.) by Surer Maya Sangeet Samaj, Kolkata, 'Sangeet Visharad' by Prachin Kala Kendras, Chandigarh and 'Sangeet Bharati' by Varanashi Sangeet Academy. He has been taking part in Dhrupad Mela every year since 1995 held in Varanasi and his performances have been highly appreciated. He has also been participating in various Music Conferences held in and around Kolkata. He has been awarded a fellowship in Indian Classical Music in 1996 by the Government of India, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Department of Culture for Development and Research in Dhrupad and Dhamar. Satinath is the pioneer musician to set up a music website in Dhrupad hopefully to give Indian traditional music a global exposure. He is a promising and upcomming "Dhrupad Singer" of the Country.

Rashid Khanam - Hindustani

Sanjeev Abhyankar - Hindustani