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Abhik Mukherjee

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Abhik Mukherjee is an Indian classical sitar player from the Etawah gharana.

He received his musical training from Arvind Parikh and Kashinath Mukherjee, themselves disciples of Vilayat Khan.[1]

Abhik began his sitar training at the age of six in Kolkata, India. He received a gold medal from Rabindra Bharati University in Kolkata as well as a scholarship from the Ministry of Culture, India.[2] He has performed and given workshops in India,[3][4] the United States,[5][6] Singapore, Taiwan, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Suriname, and Argentina.[7] Abhik is an active member of Brooklyn Raga Massive,[8] an Indian classical music organization based in New York City.

References

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  1. ^ Kashinath Mukherjee
  2. ^ "In Master's Footsteps". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Sitar Serenade". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Sitar Recital". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Kumar Das Tabla and Abhik Mukherjee Sitar". Eventful.com. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Sitar Concert with Abhik Mukherjee". Buzzintown.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Abhik Mukherjee-Sitar Workshop". Swaras Music. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Brooklyn Raga Massive". Retrieved 13 December 2012.