Thumri Festival 2026, tribute to Vidushi Shobha Gurtu

Debashish Adhikary is a Kolkata-based harmonium player and semi-classical vocalist trained under Pandit Jayanta Chatterjee and Pandit Sohan Lal Sharma in Hindustani tradition. Active in All India

Rupashree Bhattacharya is a Kolkata-based harmonium artist and ITC Sangeet Research Academy faculty. She performs solo and accompanies vocalists, specializing in ragas like Yaman Kalyan and Bhairavi

Abhishek Mishra is a Banaras gharana tabla artist from a seventh-generation musical lineage. Trained from age 3 by his grandfather, he is an AIR/Doordarshan Top Grade artist, performing solo and with

Srikalyan Chakrabarty, a Kolkata-based tabla artist, is a disciple of Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty and performs at Shrutinandan. He plays solo and accompaniment roles in institutional concerts, including

Mohit Kathak is an Indian tabla player and singer based in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Ashoke Mukherjee is a Lucknow gharana tabla artist trained under Pt. Kishan Maharaj, known for lyrical phrasing and structured rhythms. He performs solo and with vocalists/instrumentalists in India

Arvind Kumar Azad is a Benares gharana tabla artist based in Pune, trained under Pt. Kishan Maharaj. Known for powerful bayan technique, he performs traditional compositions and accompanies artists

Shreya Chatterjee is a Hindustani classical vocalist at ITC SRA, Kolkata, specializing in khayal (ragas like Malkauns, Marwa) and semi-classical forms (thumri, dadra). She performs in the academy’s

Shri Ghani Mohammed (b. 17 April 1955, Bikaner) is a Rajasthani folk vocalist specializing in Mand tradition. Trained by his father, he performs with brother Ali Mohammed, active for 40+ years. Known

Shri Ali Mohammed (b. 1960, Bikaner) is a Rajasthani Mand folk vocalist trained by his father, Ustad Sirajudeen Khan. With brother Ghani Mohammed, he performs Mand music, releasing albums like

Aparajita Lahiri is a Hindustani classical and semi-classical vocalist from the Banaras Gharana, trained under Girija Devi. A disciple of Renuka Sen and Omkar Dadarkar, she studied at ITC Sangeet

Sucheta Ganguly is a Hindustani classical vocalist specializing in traditional ragas like Bihag and Patdeep. She performs in recitals and cultural programs, collaborating with instrumentalists in

Kalyan Majumdar is a distinguished sitarist from the Senia Maihar gharana, trained under Pandit Subhajit Majumdar, Soumitra Lahiri, and Buddhadev Das Gupta. A child prodigy, he won the President’s

Rajashree Pathak is a Hindustani classical and devotional singer trained by Shobha Gurtu, Sarla Bhide, and Pandit Shankar Abhyankar. With a Master’s in Music, she performs khayal, thumri, ghazals

Jyotirmoy Banerjee is a harmonium player and composer trained in Indian classical music under Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty. A disciple since childhood, he performs globally, blending tradition with

Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty, a leading Hindustani vocalist of the Patiala-Kasur gharana, excels in multiple styles and bridges Hindustani-Carnatic traditions. Honored with Padma Shri for classical and

Pt. Rajendra Prasanna (b. 1956, Varanasi) is a Benares Gharana bansuri maestro trained by his father, uncles, and Ustads Hafeez Ahmed Khan & Mahadev Mishra. A Top Grade AIR artist, he’s performed

Aarchik Banerjee is a talented and promising young tabla player who is steadily making his mark in the world of Hindustani classical music. Born into a family of musicians—his father being the renowne...

Tejendra Narayan Majumdar (b. 1961) is a sarod maestro trained by Bibhuti Ranjan Majumdar, Rajan Majumdar, Ustad Bahadur Khan, Ajay Sinha, and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Honored with Padma Shri and