SUSHMITAGHOSH
THEBHAVAN’SSUMMERSCHOOL
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SUSHMITAGHOSH
Kathak
SushmitastartedtraininginKathak attheageofeight,andafteran honoursgraduationinPhysics, decidedtotaketodanceasafull timestudyinKathakKendra,New Delhi,andlater,asherprofession. ShehastrainedwithShriTirathRam Azad,Smt.RebaVidyarthiandShri MunnaShukla.Shealsohadthe opportunitytowatchSmt.Rohini BhateinPuneatwork,andhas beendeeplyinfluencedbyher thoughtsandvaluesaboutdance, educationandpersonalgrowth.
SushmitaGhoshleadsAakriti FoundationbasedinGurgaon. Danceforher,isapathwayto awareness,aestheticsand evolution.ShewasTheBhavan’s Kathakteacherduringthelate90’s. AssistedbyAbhinavMishraand ShreetamaMukherjee,TheBhavan’s residentKathakTeachers.
MADHUSUDANBARMAN
Tabla
SriMadhusudanBarmanisa distinguishedTablaartistknown forhisinnovativecontributions.
Trainedinitiallybyhisfather,Late BarendraMohanBarman,and laterunderthelegendaryPt. SankarGhosh,hedeveloped exceptionalmasteryontheTabla.
HegainedthetitleSangeet VisharadfromPracheenKala Kendra,Chandigarh,in recognitionforpioneeringa uniqueJugalbandiformatpairing TablawiththeSreekhole.Through hisperformancesandartistic vision,hecontinuestobridge classicaltraditionwithcreative innovation.
AssistedbyRajkumarMisra, The Bhavan’sresidentTablateacher.
MITALIBHAWMIK HindustaniVocal
Mitali(Banerjee)Bhawmikisa Hindustaniclassicalvocalist originallyfromAssam,India.She trainedunderdistinguishedgurus includingPanditBirenPhukan, VidushiMeeraBanerjee,andthe renownedviolinmaestro PadmabhushanPanditV.G.Jog. Hermusicreflectsarichblendof differentgharanatraditions, shapedbyPanditJog’sunique musicalphilosophy.
SheistheDirectorofEthnomedia MusicStudioinNewJerseyand thefounderofthenon-profit organisationRaag-Rang,dedicated topromotingHindustaniclassical music.
AssistedbyTheBhavan’sresident HindustaniVocalteacher,Chandrima Misra.
MEHBOOBNADEEM
Sitar
Bornintoahighlyillustrious familyoftraditionalmusiciansof theAgraGharana,Mehboobis thegrandsonofthelegendary UstadVilayatHussainKhan (Pranpiya)andGayanSamrat UstadAzmatHussainKhan (Dilrang).Mehboobwas initiatedinmusicbyhisfather UstadYakubHussain,and beganhissitartrainingunder hisuncleShriRafatKhan.Heis nowundertheguidanceof sitarmaestroPanditArvind ParikhoftheVilayatkhani Gharana.
MehboobNadeemisTheBhavan’s residentSitarteacher.
JNANAAITHAL Bharatanatyam
JnanaAithalisaBharatanatyam dancerfromMangaluruwho begantrainingattheageoffive underVidushiVidyashree Radhakrishnanandcontinues herartisticjourneyunderGuru BalakrishnaManjeshwar.She holdsaMaster’sdegreein BharatanatyamfromReva Universityandcompletedher VidwathAntimGrade Examinationwithdistinction.
Founderofthedancetroupe ‘Hejjenaada',whichhas performedonover2000stages acrossIndia.Thoughshe graduatedasasoftware engineer,herloveofartsplaysa moreimportantroleinherlife.
AssistedbyPrakashYadagudde, The Bhavan’sresidentBharatnatyam teacher.
LALGUDIGJRKRISHNAN KarnaticViolin
LalgudiGJRKrishnanisoneof theworld’sforemostviolinists andaleadingexponentofthe renownedLalgudiBani.Sonand discipleofthelegendary maestroLalgudiJayaraman,he hascarriedforwardthisrich musicallegacywhiledeveloping hisowndistinctivestyle.
Knownforhismasteryof technique,bhava,andlaya,his playingreflectstheLalgudi traditionofmakingtheviolin closelyemulatethehuman voice.
Withaperformingcareer spanningoverfivedecades,he hasappearedworldwideandis especiallycelebratedforhis acclaimedviolinduetswithhis sister,LalgudiVijayalakshmi.
AssistedbyBaluRaguraman, The Bhavan’sresidentViolinteacher.
LALGUDIVIJAYALAKSHMI
KarnaticVocal
Afifth-generationmusicianof theillustriousLalgudibani, LalgudiVijayalakshmi, daughteranddiscipleof legendarymusician,LalgudiG Jayaraman,isanartistewho engagesbothdeeplyand variedlywithhermusic.Asa violinist,sheperformssolo, duet,asanaccompanistand collaborateswithartistesacross genres.Sheisalsoan accomplishedvocalist,a composer,andateacher.She hasperformedmusical compositionssuchasthillanas, varnamsandkrithisand receivedtheprestigious SangitaKalanidhiawardby TheMusicAcademy.
AssistedbySampatKumarachary Daruri,TheBhavan’sresidentK Vocalteacher.
M.BALACHANDAR
Mridangam
Atalentedperformerandteacher, M.Balachandarhasaccompanied someofthegreatestIndian classicalmusiciansincludingsitar legendlatePanditRaviShankar andthefamousDr.Balamurali Krishna.Severalofhisformer studentshavegoneontobecome successfulprofessionalartists includingPirashannaThevarajah whotouredwithAnoushka Shankar.
MBalachandarisTheBhavan’sresident Mridangamteacher.
Odissi
Dr.SwapnokalpaDasguptaisan acclaimedOdissidancer,teacher, andchoreographerfrom Mumbai.Astudentof PadmavibhushanGuru KelucharanMohapatraandhis disciples,shehasledtheDance DepartmentattheNCPAfor13 years.Sheistherecipientof prestigiousawards,includingthe UstadBismillahKhanYuva PuraskarandtheKanakNartan Puraskar.Holdingadoctoratein DanceandaMaster’sdegreein Artsmanagement,shefounded theOdissidepartmentatThe Bhavan,London,andfrequently conductsworkshopsworldwide.
AssistedbyKatrinaRute,TheBhavan’s residentOdissiteacher.
Hindi
Dr.InduBarothasaMaster’sin SanskritandinComputer Science.Shewritespoetry, articles,andstories,andisalso atranslatorofHindi,Sanskritad Englishworks.
InduBarotisTheBhavan’sresident HindiLanguageteacher.
SWAPNOKALPADASGUPTA
INDUBAROT
MITALIBHAWMIK
MEHBOOBNADEEM
JNANAAITHAL
SWAPNOKALPA DASGUPTA
LALGUDIVIJAYALAKSHMI
M.BALACHANDAR