Ishaan Ghosh

Ishaan Ghosh is the son and disciple of the Tabla and Sitar maestro Pandit Nayan Ghosh.[2][3][4] Ishaan is a Tabla player from the Farrukhabad Gharana.[2]

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Ishaan Ghosh
Ghosh reciting some Bols and playing the Tabla
Background information
Born2000
OriginIndia
GenresHindustani classical music
Occupation(s)Musician, Classical player
InstrumentsTabla
Years active2002–present
Associated actsARAJ[1]
Websiteishaanghosh.com

Performing career

He is the grandson of the 20th-century Tabla player Padmabhushan Pandit Nikhil Ghosh and the grand-nephew of the flautist, Pandit Pannalal Ghosh.[5] His uncle is Pandit Dhruba Ghosh.[6] 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, Rakesh Chaurasia and Purbayan Chatterjee.[5][6]

He is also a speaker at various youth platforms including TEDx.[1][5]

ARAJ

ARAJ is an Indian classical collaboration conceptualized by Ishaan Ghosh and is a group of exceptionally gifted young North Indian classical musicians.[1]

Pandit Nayan Ghosh - Musical Mentor and Sitar

Ishaan Ghosh - Tabla

S. Akash - Flute

Mehtab Ali Niazi - Sitar

Vanraj Shastri - Sarangi

Pratik Singh - Vocals & Tabla

Awards

He was awarded with the ‘Baba Allauddin Khan Yuva Puraskar’ by the Govt. of Madhya Pradesh in 2012, the ‘Achievement Award’ by President Jimmy Carter in 2016 & the ‘Rising Star Award’ in 2019.[6]

See also

References
  1. "2020/09: Maestro Nayan Ghosh with Ishaan Ghosh's ARAJ – NAAD Foundation".
  2. Sinha, Manjari (19 March 2020). "Strong and sure" – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. "Ishaan Ghosh on the Tradition and Future of Tabla". Medium. 10 August 2020.
  4. "Being part of a rich lineage has given me a sense of identity and strong base: Ishaan Ghosh". www.radioandmusic.com.
  5. "Ishaan Ghosh". ishaanghosh.com.
  6. "Ishaan Ghosh - In Music, The 'Taleem' Or Training Never Ends (Tabla Player)".
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