Heir Apparent
If you're looking for the master of tangents or relentless application, look no further. Or, a sarod player that many say isn't too far from wearing the crown. After being trained by instrumental masters like Indraneel Bhattacharya and Amjad Ali Khan, he studied under legendary vocalist Mallikarjun Mansur. Some muttered "nuts". For Biswajit Chowdhury, it was merely natural progression. "While many instrumentalists play the gayaki style, few of them study under credible vocalists," he says. "So I thought I would give it a shot."

That shot paid off. A sarod concert by Chowdhury is a voyage of discovery. And he embarks on it not by sharing the weight of tradition but by the sheer sense of joy that he seems to derive through making music. His high technical virtuosity is understated, the flight of his imagination for the ears to hear. No flash, all dash. This talent is serious. Simple.