Tejendra Majumdar
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tejendra Narayan Majumdar |
| Born | 17 May 1961 India |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music |
| Instruments | Sarod |
| Associated acts | Bahadur Khan, Ali Akbar Khan |
Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar (born 17 May 1961) is an Indian sarod player and pupil of Bahadur Khan. Majumdar is one of the most popular and celebrated modern sarod players.[1]
Training[]
He started his music training under his grandfather Bibhuti Ranjan Majumdar with mandolin. He also received vocal and tabla training under Amaresh Chowdhury and Anil Palit.[2] Later he trained under Bahadur Khan for 18 years until the latter died. He then continued training under Ajay Sinha Roy and Ali Akbar Khan.[3]
Duets[]
He has played duets with Shujaat Khan. The rendering of raag Charukeshi is especially notable.[4]
Music direction[]
He directed music for a Bengali movie called Tollylights, directed by Arjun Chakraborty.[5] He is also directing music for another Bengali movie due to be released in 2010.[needs update][6]
Awards[]
He stood first in the All India Radio music competition in 1981 and was awarded the President's gold medal and the Pandit D. V. Paluskar award.[2]
Personal life[]
He is married to Manasi Majumdar and has one son, Indrayudh.[7]
References[]
- ^ Dasgupta, Priyanka (17 June 2007). "Beyond barriers". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "ITC Sangeet Sammelan — Hyderabad, 2006". ITC Sangeet Research Academy. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ Nair, Chitra (16 December 2008). "Classical music here to stay..." The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ Raja, Deepak (18 September 2002). "Shujaat Khan – "Most duets are a farce"". Deepak Raja's world of Hindustani Music (Blog). Retrieved 4 September 2009.
- ^ Das, Mohua (3 March 2008). "Filmi froth". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ Chatterji, Shoma A. "Hanankaal 2010 Bengali Film by Saibal Mitra First Look". Calcutta Tube (Blog). Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Rashid's latest crush". The Times of India. 21 March 2003. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
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