Tejendra Majumdar
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| Birth name | Tejendra Narayan Majumdar |
| Born | 17 May 1961 India |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music |
| Instruments | Sarod |
| Associated acts | Bahadur Khan, Ali Akbar Khan |
Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar (born 17 May 1961) is an Indian sarod player and pupil of Bahadur Khan. Majumdar is one of the most popular and celebrated modern sarod players.[1]
Training
He started his music training under his grandfather Bibhuti Ranjan Majumdar with mandolin. He also received vocal and tabla training under Amaresh Chowdhury and Anil Palit.[2] Later he trained under Bahadur Khan for 18 years until the latter died. He then continued training under Ajay Sinha Roy and Ali Akbar Khan.[3]
Duets
He has played duets with Shujaat Khan. The rendering of raag Charukeshi is especially notable.[4]
Music direction
He directed music for a Bengali movie called Tollylights, directed by Arjun Chakraborty.[5] He is also directing music for another Bengali movie Hanankaal due to be released in 2010.[needs update][6]
Awards
He stood first in the All India Radio music competition in 1981 and was awarded the President's gold medal and the Pandit D. V. Paluskar award.[2]
Personal life
He is married to Manasi Majumdar and has one son, Indrayudh.[7]
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