Born in a family of ardent carnatic music rasikas, Aishwarya was initiated into the world of music at the tender age of three. His success in blending these two styles has made him one of the most sought-after performing artists in India and abroad today.Īishwarya Srinivas has been engaged and inspired by Carnatic music since her childhood. Through his own endeavors and practice and with the benefit of all these influences, Tejendra has successfully developed a unique style of playing incorporating the dynamic instrumental approach, tantrakari with the melodic, lyrical vocal style known as gayaki. After the death of his guru, although by then a popular performing artist in his own right, Tejendra has pursued musical training and guidance under the tutelage of the most revered sarod legend, Ali Akbar Khan. All great Indian musicians share a seemingly unlimited appetite for learning and self-improvement, which continues throughout their career.
Later, he became the disciple of the distinguished sarod maestro Ustad Bahadur Khan and embarked on a path of rigorous training that was to last for eighteen years. His grandfather, Bhibuti Ranjan Majumdar, and father Ranjan Majumdar provided early inspiration and guided the young prodigy through the initial part of his learning. Like so many of India’s musicians, his training started at home from an early age. He is one of the leading exponents of the Senia Maihar gharana, a musical ‘family’ which has produced giants such as Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan. Tejendra Narayan Majumdar is one of the most influential and well-respected sarod musicians in India today. Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar is an Indian sarod player and pupil of Bahadur Khan. She now teaches an introductory course on the musical traditions of India at Ahmedabad University. Chitra’s writing on culture, musical and social topics has appeared in leading newspapers such as Deccan Herald, The Hindu, Mint, San Jose Mercury News, Sruti, India Currents. Moods & Melodies is a musical presentation on how melodies can influence our moods at a given time.
Carnatic in Corona Times is a video series around music for pandemic times. s a music teacher and educator, her focus is on making Indian music accessible to a wider audience through workshops and thematic productions such as Antah Prerna, Bhakthi, and HumRaag. Her classical albums include devotional poetry of the Tamil Alwars & Dasa mystics and thematic compositions on Rama and Hanuman. As a carnatic vocalist for over three decades, she’s performed live, on the radio, and television, across India, the USA, Canada, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Chitra Srikrishna, carnatic musician, teacher and writer, is a graded artist of All India Radio.