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Sarodiya Brothers - Arka Roy and Shounak Roy
Background information
OriginSouth Twenty Four Parganas | West Bengal | India
GenresIndian Classical Music
OccupationIndian Classical Sarod Players
InstrumentString Instrument - Sarod
Websitehttps://www.sarodiyabrothers.com
Felicitation to Shounak Roy by The Hon'ble Governor of Tripura Shri Indrasena Reddy Nallu in presence of Dr. Brindavan Bihari Das Maharaj of International Nimbarka Society

The Sarodiya Brothers (Arka Roy and Shounak Roy) are students of Indian classical music. They are the disciples of Sarod Maestro Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta (Padma Bhushan).

Achievements

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Both brothers were born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Arka Roy was born in January 2003 and Shounak Roy was born in December 2006. They started to receive training in Indian classical instrumental music-Sarod from Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta since their very tender ages of 4 and 3 years respectively.[1]

Arka Roy is a recipient of the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) Scholarship under the Scheme for award of Scholarship to Young Artistes in Different Cultural Fields (SYA 2021-2022) under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India in the field of Hindustani Music Instrument (Sarod).[2] Arka Roy is also the Winner (String Instrument Category) in The Doverlane Music Conference Talent Search Contest 2022-23 organized by The Doverlane Music Conference and The Doverlane Music Academy, Kolkata and performed in the periodical program of The Doverlane Music Conference and The Doverlane Music Academy at the Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata.

Shounak Roy is a Scholar at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata, West Bengal, India and is receiving training under Guru Shri Abir Hossain who is one of the finest disciples of Padma Bhushan Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta and Padma Bhushan Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty.

Arka Roy is receiving The Doverlane Music Conference Winner's Award from the Hon'ble Mayor of Kolkata, WB, India - Shri Firhad Hakim.

Shounak Roy is one of the young talented musicians selected Nationwide for Sri Shanmukhananda Bharat Ratna Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi Fellowship in Music from Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts & Sangeetha Sabha, Mumbai, India.[3]

Shounak Roy has received The Telegraph Online Edugraph 18 under 18 Award – 2024[4] from The Telegraph online Edugraph for his remarkable achievements in the field of Art and Culture (Indian Classical Instrumental Music – Sarod) under the Age Group of 18 years, wherein 18 best candidates from different disciplines across Eastern India including West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh were awarded.

Shounak Roy is receiving Bharat Ratna Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi Fellowship Award 2022 from Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
Arka Roy is receiving The Taalsen Award 2023.
Shounak Roy is receiving Telegraph Online Edugraph 18 under 18 Award 2024 from Pandit Bickram Ghosh.
Performance of Sarodiya Brothers at Basant Ki Bahar Music Concert of SwarDarbar at G.D. Birla Sabhagar, Kolkata
Sarod Jugalbandi at the KBR Bimalarpan Sangeet Mahotsav - 2023, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India.

Shounak Roy won The Telegraph School Awards for Excellence - Anirban Sinha Award in 2023,[5] where he was honoured with a gold medal for his outstanding talent in Indian Classical Music, specifically in the instrumental category of Sarod.

Shounak Roy is a holder of records in The India Book of Records[6] and The Asia Book of Records[7] in 2024 for playing non-stop Musical String Instrument - Sarod for the longest duration of 4 hrs 45 mins and 31 secs covering 32 different Ragas of Indian Classical Music.

Notable Performances

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Arka and Shounak have represented Indian Classical String Instrumental Music in Sarod in various events since their school days and in turn became popular as Sarodiya Brothers amongst their friends.

They performed Sarod Jugalbandi at the KBR Bimalarpan Sangeet Mahotsav organised by Team Bhilai Anthem and Welfare Society, Bhilai in association with Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) - Bhilai Steel Plant, Indira Kala Sangit Vishwavidyalaya (IKSV), Khairagarh, Chhattisgarh and South-Central Zone Cultural Centre, Ministry of Culture, Government of India.[8]

They also performed Sarod Jugalbandi at the “Basant Ki Bahar” Music Concert organized by SwarDarbar at the G.D. Birla Sabhagar, Kolkata, in presence of eminent stalwarts of the Music fraternity and received much appreciation.[9]

Other notable performances include: Performance at [10]Periodical program of The Doverlane Music Conference and The Doverlane Music Academy, Performance at ‘ANDAZ E MEJAAJ’-Viewcy International, Performance at Bay Area Music Circle, BARKELEY- CA ,USA, Performance at Sangeet Piyasi, Kolkata, and performance at Vistar Music Conference at Dr. Triguna Sen Auditorium, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

References

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  1. ^ "GOLDEN MEMORIES | WITH OUR GURUJI | PADMA BHUSHAN | PT. BUDDHADEV DASGUPTA | ARKA ROY | SHOUNAK ROY". www.youtube.com/. 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Award of Scholarships to young artists in different cultural fields- Minutes" (PDF). www.indiaculture.gov.in/.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Bharata Ratna Dr. M. S. Subbulakshmi Fellowship in Music". www.shanmukhananda.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Jaiswal, Nancy (31 January 2024). "'I wish to be the torchbearer of Indian classical music', says Shounak Roy, 18 under 18 winner". www.telegraphindia.com/edugraph.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ The Telegraph (27 Aug 2023). "The Telegraph School Awards for Excellence 2023: Honoured schools, teachers, students and parents". www.telegraphindia.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ IBR team (July 4, 2024). "Longest duration to play Sarod by a teen". India Book of Records.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Longest duration to play Sarod by a teen". Asia Book of Records. July 1, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "पं. बिमलेंदू मुखर्जी स्मृति में तीन दिवसीय राष्ट्रीय संगीत महोत्सव". पत्रिका, भिलाई-दुर्ग हाइपर कनेक्ट. 14 January 2023. p. 14.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Ganguly, Raima (30 March 2023). "Celebrate the last few days of spring with a classical soiree Basant ki Bahar". Indian Express- Indulge.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Evening Of Hindustani Classical Music & Dance :- 23rd September, 2023". doverlanemusicconference.org/.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  1. https://www.telegraphindia.com/edugraph/events/18-under-18-awards/finalist/shounak-roy-2024/127/
  2. https://www.viewcy.com/p/arkaroyindia
  3. https://www.indiaculture.gov.in/sites/default/files/Schemes/Scholarship_to_Young_Artistes_in_different_cultural_fields_(SYA)_for_Batch_year_2021-22_S&F_10072023.pdf
  4. https://doverlanemusicconference.org/archive/talent-search-contest-results-2022-2023/
  5. https://itcsra.org/scholars/
  6. https://www.viewcy.com/p/shounakroy
  7. https://www.telegraphindia.com/edugraph/campus/i-wish-to-be-the-torchbearer-of-indian-classical-music-says-shounak-roy-18-under-18-winner/cid/1997370
  8. https://indiabookofrecords.in/longest-duration-to-play-sarod-by-a-teen/
  9. https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/longest-duration-to-play-sarod-by-a-teen/
  10. https://www.shanmukhananda.com/SM_Fellowship%20in%20Music%20Award.html
  11. https://www.telegraphindia.com/edugraph/the-telegraph-school-awards-for-excellence-2023-honoured-schools-teachers-students-and-parents/cid/1961833
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