Kushal Das, a north Indian solo sitarist was born to a highly enriched musical family of Calcutta. His grandfather Late Bimal Ch. Das was a renowned Esraj player while his father Shri Sailen Das (a deciple of Pt. Ravi Shankar) and uncle Sri Santanu Das (a deciple of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan) are sitarist-s of high repute.
Kushal started his talim from the age of six. He received intensive and rigorous training in advanced sitar techniques and the art of music making under the affectionate guidance of Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay, the renowned sitar maestro and academician. He also had the proud privilege of having learnt from great musicians like, Pt. Manas Chakraborty, Pt. Ramkrishna Basu and Late Pt. Ajoy Sinha Roy. Official home page of Kushal Das is here.
I've attended the following concerts of Kushal Das:
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