Tejendra Majumdar

Tejendra Majumdar
Majumdar performing at Eastside Baha'i Center in Bellevue, Washington, October 14, 2014.
Background information
Birth name	Tejendra Narayan Majumdar
Born	(1961-05-17) 17 May 1961 (age 63) India
Genres	Hindustani classical music
Instrument	Sarod

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]

In January 2025, he was honored with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, by the Government of India. ^{[2] [3]}

He also performed Sarod along with the Tabla Maestro Tanmoy Bose at the Ganga Manch, Kalagram MahaKumbh Festival on 19 February 2025, along with Pt.Akhilesh Gundecha on the Pakhawaj and Vidwan KG Prasad on the Ghatam.

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. ^[4] 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. ^[5]

Tejendra Majumdar in concert at Spring Hall, Eastshore Unitarian Church, Bellevue, Washington as part of the Seattle-area Ragamala series

Duets

He has played duets with Shujaat Khan. The rendering of raag Charukeshi is especially notable. ^[6]

Music direction

He directed music for a Bengali movie called Tollylights , directed by Arjun Chakraborty. ^[7] He is also directing music for another Bengali movie Hanankaal due to be released in 2010.^{[ needs update ] [8]}

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. ^[4] He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 2018. ^[9]

• 2017: ITC SRA Award ^[10]
• 2025: Padma Shri ^[11]

Personal life

He is married to Manasi Majumdar and has one son, Indrayudh. ^[12]

References

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3. "Padma Awards 2025 announced". pib.gov.in.
4. "ITC Sangeet Sammelan — Hyderabad, 2006". ITC Sangeet Research Academy. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
5. 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.
6. Raja, Deepak (18 September 2002). "Shujaat Khan – "Most duets are a farce"". Deepak Raja's world of Hindustani Music (Blog). Retrieved 4 September 2009.
7. Das, Mohua (3 March 2008). "Filmi froth". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
8. Chatterji, Shoma A. "Hanankaal 2010 Bengali Film by Saibal Mitra First Look". Calcutta Tube (Blog). Retrieved 2 February 2010.
9. "Sangeet Natak Akademi awardees on their musical journey". The Hindu. 25 July 2019. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
10. "Understanding a raga is no less than understanding a person: Tejendra Narayan Majumdar". The Hindu. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
11. "Mamata Shankar, Pt Tejendra Narayan among 9 Padma awardees from Bengal". The Times of India. 25 January 2025. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
12. "Rashid's latest crush". The Times of India. 21 March 2003. Retrieved 22 June 2009.