Kalyanjit Das

Born in a highly enriched musical family of Kolkata, Kalyanjit is one of the brightest young sitarists in the field of Indian Classical Music. His music primarily signifies the ‘Senia Maihar Gharana’ style of playing. Maintaining the true heritage of Hindustani Classical Music, his aesthetical approach along with resonant power and delicate intricacies with the rhythm naturally captivate the listener.

Kalyanjit represents the fourth generation of his family as a Musician. His great-grandfather Late Shri Bimal Chandra Das was an ‘Esraj’ player. His grandfather Shri Sailen Das learnt Sitar from Late Pt. Laxman Bhattacharya of the Bishnupur Gharana and then from Late Pt. Ravi Shankar. His father, one of the greatest Sitar maestros across the globe, Pt. Kushal Das learnt Sitar from Shri Sailen Das, Shri Santanu Das (Pt. Das’s Uncle), Pt. Sanjoy Banerjee, Late Pt.Ajoy Sinha Roy, Late Pt. Manas Chakraborty and Late Pt. Ramkrishna Basu. Kalyanjit’s maternal grandfather Late Shri. Jugal Kishore Sarkar was an established tabla maestro, one of the senior students of Late Ud. Keramatullah Khan. 

Kalyanjit started learning the sitar at the age of three under the guidance of his father Pt. Kushal Das, and continues his rigorous and intensive talim under him. Kalyanjit also receives training in advance sitar techniques and art of music-making from Pt. Sanjoy Banerjee. His mother Smt. Sujata Das initiated him in vocal training at a young age and now also receives guidance from Ud. Rashid Khan as well. He is cared about the different Talas, Layas & their variations by Sri Biplab Bhattacharya, Pt. Subhankar Banerjee, & the famous Tabla Wizard Pt. Shankar Ghosh.

Kalyanjit has been awarded with Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar by the Sangeet Natak Akademi in 2016.

Kalyanjit started playing solo concerts from a young age and has also performed duet-sitar recitals with his father Pt. Kushal Das in India as well as abroad, some of which include:

• 'Sitar Festival' at Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan (London).

• RKM, Golpark (Kolkata).

• SHAKRI BEGUM MEMORIAL TRUST (Kolkata).

• The Nehru Centre (London).

• Kalashree Music Circle (Kolkata).

• Sangeet Piyasi (Kolkata).

• Ballygunge Maitreyee Circle (Kolkata).

• Shrutinandan (Kolkata).

• LIVE IN INDIA (Kolkata).

• ITC-SRA Festival at Nazrul Kala Kshetre (Agartala).

• Moore Avenue Music Conference (Kolkata).

• NCBS (Bengaluru).

• Raga Tapasya Festival (Pondicherry).

• Raga Spirit Festival (Los Angeles).

• SAPTHAK (Bengaluru).

• Sangeet Ashram (Kolkata).

• MERU (Seelisberg, Switzerland).

Kalyanjit has been fortunate to perform with eminent Tabla maestros Pt. Swapan Choudhury, Pt. Kumar Bose, Pt. Arup Chatterjee, Pt. Subhankar Banerjee, Pt. Parimal Chakraborty, Pt. Abhijit Banerjee and has a private album 'ETHNIC...A Tribute to Pt.Ravi Shankar' with Pt. Kumar Bose.

Kalyanjit has toured extensively in France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, England and USA.

Kalyanjit has  received the prestigious Jnana Pravaha Scholarship from 2012.