Pandit Sanjoy Bandopadhyay

Outstanding Musician, Prolific Guru, and Exemplary Academician

Category: Music

  • Dr. Pragya Pyasi

    Dr. Pragya Pyasi

    Dr. Pragya Pyasi, an Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Hyderabad, specializes in Hindustani classical music (Sitar). A disciple of Pt. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay, Dr. Pragya earned her M.A. and M.Phil. from Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh (University Topper), and a Ph.D. from Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Lucknow. She qualified for the UGC-NET in 2012.…

  • Bilasi-Yaman | An Accidental Raga

    Born on 22 May 2024 at 9:40 a.m. IST Sanjoy Bandopadhyay On May 22, 2024, during an insightful musical session with Dr. Adrian McNeil, we explored the concept of how murcchanā can transition focus from the hands to the mind, effectively diminishing physical awareness while playing an instrument. The above audio example of Bilasi-Yaman was…

  • Musical Translation

    Music is a creative expression of human experiences, a medium of expression applying different skill sets. So, music mostly tries to express human experiences and emotions as approximate and creative translations. The following audio-video mix aims to create musical visualizations of raga music quickies. These videos are recreations of music in visual forms. These videos…

  • Best Paper Award to Pragya

    I am indeed thrilled that on September 23, 2023, Naad Nartan felicitated Dr. Pragya Pyasi with the Best Paper award for their 2022 National Seminar organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Pragya is the first among my disciples to get felicitated for excellence inacademic writing! Her paper titled ‘Do the…

  • Awards and Honors

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  • Four rAga-s taking Re-Ga-Tivra-ma and komal-dha

    Let us have some music first. When you wish to stroll away and read the poetic interpretations of pragyAdhArA; please scroll down. The beginning Pragya, my disciple Dr Pragya Pyasi, called me in the afternoon, it was 05 October 2021. She asked if I knew any raga that takes Shudh Re, Shudh Ga, Tivra m…

  • Remembering VK on the 2nd night of 2013

    First posted on January 5, 2013 by sitardivine L to R : Pt.Sanjoy Bandopadhyay, rabbi Eduardo, Jon Barlow Vilayetkhani Kanada 2012 was about to end, it was a cold December morning. I received a phone call from my dear Jon. Jon Barlow is a kind of an omnipresent person in the Hindusthani music scenario. He can be seen anywhere in…

  • Pandit Radhika Mohan Maitra’s pedagogy

    It was the 1st of February 2021. I was leisurely thinking of my half-pant days, my school, my tiny sitar, Ustadjee. Suddenly my phone rang. It was Ms. Shailaja Khanna from New Delhi. Shailaja is a regular columnist of Music for several renowned Indian dailies. She wanted me to talk about the pedagogy of my Ustadjee and…

  • Music Album ‘Rare Ragas on the Sitar’ – A Collector’s Item

    Music Album ‘Rare Ragas on the Sitar’ – A Collector’s Item

    Music Album ‘Rare Ragas on the Sitar’ – A Collector’s Item This album is available worldwide through renowned music distributors including amazon.com and iTune. First Posted on February 16, 2016 by sitardivine Enjoy the Rare Music Album! The music album ‘Rare Ragas on the Sitar’ is presenting a number of rare ragas those were never recorded for wide…

  • সেতার, বেড়াল ও জেসপা

    First posted on May 13, 2014 by sitardivine Scroll down for Hindi translation তখন আমরা ২০ বিধান পল্লীর বাসাবাড়ীতে থাকি. ওখানে রেলগাড়ীর ডিব্বার মত সারি দেওয়া তিনটে ঘর ছিল, তারপর রান্নাঘর আর এছাড়া একটা ঘর একটু আলাদা, সেখানে আমি রেয়াজ করতাম| সেদিন পাপা বাড়িতে, আমিও সেতার নিয়ে মাঝের বড় ঘরে চলে এসেছি| পাপা খাটে শুয়ে আছেন আর আমি মেঝেতে বসে বাজাচ্ছি| সে সময় বেশ বেড়ালের উৎপাত…