Ishaan Ghosh is the son and disciple of the Tabla and Sitar maestro Pandit Nayan Ghosh.[3][4][5] Ishaan is a Tabla player from the Farrukhabad Gharana.[3]
Ishaan Ghosh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 May 2000[1] |
| Origin | India |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Classical player |
| Instruments | Tabla |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | ishaanghosh |
Performing career edit
Ishaan was born on 20 May 2000 to Pandit Nayan Ghosh.[1]
He is the grandson of the 20th-century Tabla player Padmabhushan Pandit Nikhil Ghosh and the grand-nephew of the flautist Pandit Pannalal Ghosh.[6] His uncle is Pandit Dhruba Ghosh.[7] Ishaan gave his first Tabla solo recital when he was 2 years old.
Ghosh has performed with players of Indian classical music including his father Pandit Nayan Ghosh, Pandit Jasraj, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta, Ustad Aashish Khan, Ustad Nishat Khan, Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar, violin legend Dr. N Rajam, Kaushiki Chakraborty, Rahul Deshpande, Rakesh Chaurasia and Purbayan Chatterjee.[6][7]
He is also a speaker at various youth platforms including TEDx.[2][6]
ARAJ edit
ARAJ is an Indian classical collaboration conceptualized by Ishaan Ghosh and is a group of exceptionally gifted young North Indian classical musicians.[2]
Pandit Nayan Ghosh - Musical Mentor and Sitar
Ishaan Ghosh - Tabla
S. Akash - Flute
Mehtab Ali Niazi - Sitar
Vanraj Shastri - Sarangi
Awards edit
He was awarded with the ‘Baba Allauddin Khan Yuva Puraskar’ by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in 2012, the ‘Achievement Award’ by President Jimmy Carter in 2016 & the ‘Rising Star Award’ in 2019.[7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Ishaan Ghosh's birth date".
- ^ a b c "2020/09: Maestro Nayan Ghosh with Ishaan Ghosh's ARAJ – NAAD Foundation". Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ a b Sinha, Manjari (19 March 2020). "Strong and sure". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Ishaan Ghosh on the Tradition and Future of Tabla". Medium. 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Being part of a rich lineage has given me a sense of identity and strong base: Ishaan Ghosh". www.radioandmusic.com.
- ^ a b c "Ishaan Ghosh". ishaanghosh.com.
- ^ a b c "Ishaan Ghosh - In Music, The 'Taleem' Or Training Never Ends (Tabla Player)".