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Gifted with a rich and mellifluous voice, Sandipan Samajpati, one of the finest vocalists in India today, shot into prominence in the early Nineties. His development of the different ragas in their purest forms, together with his thoughtful application of emotion and sentiment, has given his music a rare dimension. Son of Shri Sukumar Samajpati, a footballer of international repute and also a musician and Smt Soma Samajpati, a distinguished academic, Sandipan has imbibed his family`s rich and diverse traditions, where creativity and its articulate expression always found predominance.
An A-Grade vocalist of All India Radio and Indian National Television (Doordarshan), Sandipan principally represents the Kirana Gharana. He has received extensive training for over two decades from the reputed and much revered Pandit Manas Chakraborty, son of the legendary vocalist, the late Sangeetacharya Tarapada Chakraborty. He has also received valuable training from the highly respected Late Pandit Ram Ashraye Jha, formerly Head of the Department of Music of the Allahabad University.
Accolades and recognition have come Sandipan`s way in the form of the Sangeet Natak Akademi`s first Ustad Bismillah Khan Award in 2006 and a number of other prestigious awards like the Aditya Vikram Birla Kala Kiran Award, the Surrendra Paul Award, Ramkrishna Bua Smriti Puraskar and the Jadubhatta Puraskar. Sandipan has performed in several leading Music Festivals and Conferences in India and for the last several years, he has extensively toured the USA, Australia and various countries of Europe. He also has several CD and cassette albums to his credit.
Music apart, Sandipan has graduated in Economics from the University of Calcutta and completed his Master Degree in vocal music from the Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta, securing a First Class.
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