Tejendra Majumdar

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Tejendra Majumdar
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Majumdar performing at Eastside Baha'i Center in Bellevue, Washington, October 14, 2014.
Background information
Birth nameTejendra 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]

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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]

Tejendra Majumdar in concert at Spring Hall, Eastshore Unitarian Church, Bellevue, Washington as part of the Seattle-area Ragamala series Tejendra Narayan Majumdar 06.jpg
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. [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 Hanankaal 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] He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 2018. [7]

Personal life

He is married to Manasi Majumdar and has one son, Indrayudh. [10]

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