Indian Classical Music took its origin from the concept of NADA BRAMHA which means that the whole universe was created from the energy of sound; it‘s only the sound that exists in the beginning. This form of music went further exploring the mysteries of nature with immense spiritual interpretation. This great knowledge was carried forward by GHARANAS or traditions for thousands of years. Many things got lost in the black hole of time. Only few people like Biswabrata‘s ancestors have taken the courage to learn and perform the best of the knowledge of the Gharanas, stepping out of the rigidity. The endeavour was to preserve and perform this great heritage at its natural best. The philosophy evolved, asks only to be the closest to the natural elements, interpreting the obscured reality of spiritualism and philosophy through music or the sound which is responsible for the evolution of the universe. Biswabrata Chakrabarti is one of the most gifted and talented musician of this generation. He was born into a family of great musical heritage which produced many legendary Indian Classical Vocalists. PARAMPARA - The great heritage The Chakrabarti family of Kotalipara, Faridpur, East Bengal, is believed to be the pursuers of art, culture and education from the ancient times. The musical tradition starts glooming when one of the ancestors of the family was introduced to Vishnupur Gharana (school), and achieved prominence.Biswabrata‘s great grandfather Late Kulachandra Chakrabarti and his brother Late Pandit Ramchandra Chakrabarti had their training from Ustad Jahur Khan of Khurja Gharana (school). Ramchandra had the honour of being the court musician and scholar at the court of Maharaja of Natore. Thus both the brothers had a wide contact with many leading musicians of their time, and had a phenomenal collection of musical wealth. Having moved to Kolkata (Calcutta) with his rich musical wealth, Biswabrata‘s grandfather, son of Kulachandra, the great legend Late Sangitacharya Tarapada Chakrabarti started taking his lessons from the Maestro Late Pandit Satkari Malakar, especially in Kheyal and Tappa and later under the guidance of the Maestro Late Pandit Girijasankar Chakrabarti. He acquired and explored the distinguished features of different Ragas and styles, traditional Dhrupad, Dhamar and Kheyal bandish of different Gharanas (schools) like Vishnupur, Betia, Gwalior, Seni, Rampur, Delhi, Agra, Rangila, Jaipur and Kirana. Pandit Girijasankar being a pioneer of Thumri style at that time gave Tarapada Chakrabarti an intensive training on the Thumri style of Benaras and Kirana Gharana (school) as well. But apart from the training he received, it is quite discerningly evident that Kheyal and Thumri received a rare authentic character and completeness in the heralding Gayaki (style) of Tarapada Chakrabarti in its own way. His brother late Pandit Haripada Chakrabarti had a golden voice and took training from his ancestors as well as Tarapada Chakrabarti.The next generation of great musicians of the family Pandit Bimalendu Chakrabarti, Pandit Manas Chakrabarti and Srimati Sreela Bandopadhyaya got their training from Tarapada Chakrabarti. They are carrying onward the legacy of this great tradition with their own distinguishable marks and adding new treasures everyday to enrich it.

Indian Classical Music took its origin from the concept of NADA BRAMHA which means that the whole universe was created from the energy of sound; it's only the sound that exists in the beginning. This form of music went further exploring the mysteries of nature with immense spiritual interpretation. This great knowledge was carried forward by GHARANAS or traditions for thousands of years. Many things got lost in the black hole of time. Only few people like Biswabrata's ancestors have taken the courage to learn and perform the best of the knowledge of the Gharanas, stepping out of the rigidity. The endeavour was to preserve and perform this great heritage at its natural best. The philosophy evolved, asks only to be the closest to the natural elements, interpreting the obscured reality of spiritualism and philosophy through music or the sound which is responsible for the evolution of the universe. BISWABRATA CHAKRABARTI - The musical journey - Biswabrata is the present generation of this great tradition. He was introduced to classical music by his grandfather, the legend Tarapada Chakrabarti, in his early childhood. He started vocal training under his guidance; later on he was guided by his father, Pandit Bimalendu Chakrabarti, uncle, Pandit Manas Chakrabarti and aunt, Srimati Sreela Bandopadhyaya. He also studied tabla under the guidance of Pandit Basudev Mukherjee a disciple of Ustad Keramatulla Khan. In the age of twelve years he was introduced to Sitar by his mother, Late Srimati Meena Chakrabarti who was a ne Sitarist and was the student of Sitarist Pandit Santosh Bandopadhyaya, the disciple of Ustad Dabir Khan of Seni Gharana (school). He took his early lessons from his mother and Santosh Bandopadhyaya. Later on he started taking lessons from the Sitarist Pandit Ajoy Sinha Roy, the disciple of legendary Ustad Allauddin Khan and his son Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. In this period Biswabrata explored the styles and applications of these two great Gharanas (schools). But his father Pandit Bimalendu Chakrabarti consistently trained him and played a great role in the formation of this unique style what he is playing now. He was also deeply inspired by the experimental approach of his uncle Pandit Manas Chakrabarti. Apart from inheriting the huge wide range of colours of his own ancestors, Biswabrata adopted and assembled the styles of other instrumental Gharanas (schools) to create a unique style of his own and started a new instrumental tradition within his own family tradition. It could be said that he is a sitarist with a soul of a vocalist and he lifts the instrument to the nearest of the vocal essence of Indian classical music. Apart from the philosophy and depth he is also gifted with phenomenal skill, which is easily traced in his Taans, Gamak, Meer etc. played in difcult vocal approach. In this long journey since childhood, in the making of a musician to an artist, he has undergone a number of changes in terms of technicality, philosophy and spiritualism, which is an indication of his experimental nature. The aesthetic sense he is gifted with, helps to present his music with the vision of a poet. The depth and the philosophy within helps to represent a new sound and at the same time the deepest spiritualism with rare antique emotions.