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The Guiding Stars
Musical Heritage in Tabular Format


Joydeep Ghosh is hailed as one of India's leading Sarod & Surshringar artistes of the present generation.

He is a foremost torch bearer of the distinctive Sahajahanpur Sarod Gharana which was founded by the Great Sarod Maestro Late Ustad Mohammed Ameer Khan. He has developed an unbeatable mastery over his instrument and specialised in maintaining the purity of Ragas while displaying the most rare playable materials which are the assets of his own Gharana. He initiated his training in Sarod under the able guidance of the Maestros like Late Pandit Anil Roychowdhury, Late Pandit Radhika Mohan Moitra and Pandit Buddhadev Dasgupta all belonging to Shahajahanpur Gharana.

Subsequently Joydeep was under the tutelage of the versatile Master Pandit Bimalendu Mukherjee, a doyen of the famous Imdadkhani Gharana of Sitar & Surbahar. Under his brilliant guidance, Joydeep has adopted the typical aspects and the special features of Imdadkhani Gharana in his own style. In due course, Joydeep has developed the idea and the technique of playing Surshringar under the expert supervision of Pandit Bimalendu Mukherjee, the rudiments of which trace back to the Great Surshringar maestro, Late Ustad Mohammed Ali Khan of Senia Gharana and traditionally conveyed to Late Kumar Birendra Kishore Roychowdhury of Gauripur and later to his disciple Pandit Bimalendu Mukherjee.

Joydeep has also learned the details of Tala & Laya and its applications in music from Late Pandit Amal Sarkar(Farukhabad Gharana), Ustad Shaukat Ali Khan (Farukhabad & Ajrada Gharana) and Pandit Anil Palit (Benaras Gharana).

Joydeep has also received his lessons in Vocal Music from the eminent Vocalist Pandit Amaresh Chandra Chaudhury, the noted disciple of the great Veenkar and Dhrupad singer Late Ustad Mohammed Dabir Khan of the famous Senia Gharana.

The total contribution of all the above mentioned great maestros has led him towards a new horizon in Sarod & Surshingar playing.