Artist Info

Debjyoti Bose



Debojyoti Bose naturally inherits an unstained musical acumen, for he was born in a family of passionate musicians, on the 20th day of December 1962 at Kolkata - the citadel of Indian Classical Music. His father Pandit Biswanath Bose, disciple of Late Pandit Kanthe Maharaj of Benaras and his mother Smt. Bharati Bose, a keen Sitar player and a disciple of Mian Davir Khan, Ustad Mustaq Ali Khan and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, sowed the seed of music in him by imparting the early lessons. His elder brother Pandit Kumar Bose, a celebrated Tabla Nawaaz of international repute, also gave him the fillip to venture into the world of music. Debojyoti has been pursuing his art with an effortful spontaneity. Although he feels akin to Tabla, Sarod has been his passion since history infancy. He received vocal guidance from Sri Jayanta Bose, his second brother, a vocalist of Bishnupur Gharana.

Guru: He has received talim in Sarod for over twenty years from Ustad Amjad Ali Khan of Senia Banghas Gharana. Also he has received vocal guidance from Pandit Rajan and Sajan Mishra.

Award and Scholarship: In 1981, he received Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan Scholarship from Sriram Bharatya Kala Kendra, Kal-ke-Kalakar award from Benaras Hindu University 1984. He was felicitated in 1989 by Rabindra Bharati University Calcutta. Awarded 'Anandalok Award' for being the best Music Director of 1999.

Important Performances: Dover Lane Music conference (Calcutta), Kal-Ke-Kalakar (Mumbai), Sarod festival (Delhi), Saptak (Ahmedabad), Sangeet Natak Academy (Chennai and Hydrabad), Tansen Samaroho (Gwalior). Toured with Sangeet Research Academy. He has visited United States in 1989 and 2000, performed in Minneapolis, Chicago, Boston, Santiago, Los Angeles etc.