Vocal Classical
by Tushar Dutta
Sri Tushar Dutta, renowned ex-scholar of ITC Sangeet Research Academy, presently a popular most young vocalist of Kolkata, has already proved his enormous talent in the field of Indian Classical Music. Tushar born in 1966, has started his musical career as a classical singer and acclaimed appreciation from every corner. He started learning the fundamentals of Indian Classical music from Pandit Bimal Mitra of Durgapur at an early stage. Later he came under the tulelage of Pandit A Kanan, Pandit Arun Bhaduri and Pandit Sumit Bose as a scholar of Sangeet Research Academy. Tushar become a gandabandh shagird of Late Pandit K. G. Ginde.
Tushar has already achieved many colourful feathers in his musical cap not only from India, but from abroad also. He stood first in National Open Competition in Bangladesh in 1975. Tushar was selected in the Grade-A in Khayal and Bhajan by All India Radio in the first audition in 1996. In 1988, Tushar stood first in Khayal at All India University Music Competition in Benaras. He got national scholarship from the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. He was nominated as one of the best new talent for Ananda Sangeet Puroshkar by Anand Bazar Group of Publications in the field of Bengali songs. Tushar has got Surmoni title from Sur Singer Samsad of Mumbai. He has released a number of other albums.
Tushar has already performed in USA. Canada and UK as a member of the visiting S.R.A. team. He took part in the national concert of All India Radio. He also took part in World Music Festival in Spain in the year 2004. Besides all these, he has performed in various programmes organised by ITC-SRA and other organisation in many parts of India. Tushar, armed with his golden voice, has set himself to conquer the hearts of millions.
