“Sur-Moni” Deepsankar,
a young sitarist born in the year 1986, is the fourth generation
sitarist of an enlightened musical family. He embarked on his musical
journey at a tender age under the tutelage of his father, Pandit Hara
Shankar Bhattacharya.He also trained under the watchful guidance of his
dadaguru, Padmabhusahan Ustad Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan Saheb . He is the
torch bearer of the JAFFERKHANI BAAJ, a unique style of sitar playing
invented and perfected by Ustad Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan saheb.
Deepsankar
is an " A-GRADE " sitarist from ALL INDIA RADIO. He has performed at
various places in India and abroad. His performances in New York and in
various cities of Austria, Italy, Belgium, Croatia, Luxembourg,
CzechRepublic,
Netherlands,
France, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Spain,Sweden have been highly
appreciated by the cognoscenti and the commoners alike. Deepsankar has
been awarded by several Gold medals and titles from various
organizations all over in the world.