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]
Tejendra Majumdar | |
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 Majumdar performing at Eastside Baha'i Center in Bellevue, Washington, October 14, 2014. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tejendra Narayan Majumdar |
| Born | 17 May 1961 India |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music |
| Instrument | Sarod |
Training
editHe 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
editHe has played duets with Shujaat Khan. The rendering of raag Charukeshi is especially notable.[4]
Music direction
editHe directed music for a Bengali movie called Tollylights, directed by Arjun Chakraborty.[5] He is also directing music for another Bengali movie Hanankaal due to be released in 2010.[needs update][6]
Awards
editHe 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] He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 2018.[7]
Personal life
editHe is married to Manasi Majumdar and has one son, Indrayudh.[8]
References
edit- ^ Dasgupta, Priyanka (17 June 2007). "Beyond barriers". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ Chatterji, Shoma A. "Hanankaal 2010 Bengali Film by Saibal Mitra First Look". Calcutta Tube (Blog). Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Sangeet Natak Akademi awardees on their musical journey". The Hindu. 25 July 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Rashid's latest crush". The Times of India. 21 March 2003. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
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