Purbayan Chatterjee Biography In English
Birth Details –
Place – Kolkata
Date of Birth – 12 September 1976
Marital Status: Married
Nationality – Indian
Family –
Father- Parthapratim Chatterjee
Wife – Gayatri Ashokan
Early Life –
- Purbayan Chatterjee is an Indian sitar player who lives in Mumbai, India. He is known for fusing traditional Indian classical music with contemporary world music styles.
- Purbayan Chatterjee learned sitar from his father Parthapratim Chatterjee. The music of Purbayan is inspired by the voice of Pt. Nikhil Banerjee.
- He has performed as a solo artist and as a part of the groups Shastri Syndicate and Stringstruck. He is also a singer and has performed duets with Shankar Mahadevan.
Career–
- He has worked with Shastri Syndicate – the first Indian classical band – an Indian classical band with a contemporary touch, which has performed at Roskilde Festival, Denmark, OzAsia Festival, Australia, Traumzeit Festival, Germany etc.
- The album “Wave” is released by Times Music in 2008 and remained a best-seller for one and a half years. Shankar Mahadevan has performed the title song “Dwo” in Purabayan’s super-hit fusion album, “Stringstruck”, released by Times Music.
- In 2013, Chatterjee composed an anthem for the city of Kolkata, Tomake Chai Bole Banchi, featuring Hindi and Bengali lyrics by Srijato and English lyrics by Bikram Ghosh, in an effort to make Kolkata the first city to be recognized as the city’s national anthem.
Award –
- President’s Award
- Aditya Vikram Birla Award
Question Related to Purbayan Chatterjee
When and where was Purbayan Chatterjee born?
Purbayan Chatterjee was born on 12 September 1976 in Kolkata.
What was the name of Purbayan Chatterjee’s father?
Purbayan Chatterjee’s father’s name was Parthapratim Chatterjee.
What was the name of Purbayan Chatterjee’s wife?
Purbayan Chatterjee’s wife’s name was Gayatri Ashokan.
Which award was awarded to Purbayan Chatterjee?
Purbayan Chatterjee was honored with the President’s Award, Aditya Vikram Birla Award.
