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Soumya Biswajit
Artiste | Sitarist | Writer | Music Producer | Researcher
Soumya Biswajit is a sitariya (sitarist) belonging to the Imdadkhani Gharana, currently under the guidance of Guru Shri Subhranil Sarkar. His work goes beyond his sitar performances and includes music production, academic research, writing, and the preservation of rare traditions, and the Odissi musical tradition.
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Based in Bhubaneswar (India), Soumya is on a mission to bring Odissi music and literature to the forefront of contemporary cultural consciousness through multiple medias like recordings, books, performances, and other evolving forms.
As both a scholar and an artiste, there's an innate need to bridge the structure of classical music with the free-flowing spirit of digital-age creativity to cater to the modern-day internet-consuming audience.

Location
Bhubaneswar, India
Available to perform everywhere around the world with prior notice.

Genres
​Music Production
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Indian Classical
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Odissi
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Light Music
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Western Classical

Instruments
Performance
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Sitar
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Vocals (Odissi)
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Marddala
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Tabla
Musical Practice
Awards and Recognitions
Here, I shall be adding a few awards and recognitions. For the complete list, do download my complete CV.

Senior Scholarship:
Scholarship for Young Artistes (2023-2025)
Awarded National Senior Scholarship under the Scholarship for Young Artists (SYA) Scheme - 2023 under Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) under the aegis of Ministry of Culture, Government of India in the field of Hindustani Instrumental Music (Sitar).

Junior Scholarship:
Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme (2014-17)
Awarded National Junior Scholarship under the Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme (CTSSS) - 2014 under Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) under the aegis of Ministry of Culture, Government of India in the field of Odissi Vocal.

Niranjan Rout Award
for Upcoming Young Artist (2016)
Awarded by Nupur Academy, for being an upcoming Sitar player in Odisha, in a state-wide hunt for young musicians.

Grade-B Artiste
at All India Radio (Sitar)​
Awarded the B-grade by All India Radio, under Prasar Bharati (Government of India) in Sitar under Light Instrumental Music after an audition in front of the Local Audition Board in 2025.

Grade-B Artiste
at All India Radio
(Light Vocal Music)​
Awarded the B-grade by All India Radio, under Prasar Bharati (Government of India), in Odissi, Chhanda, Champu, and Bhajan of Light Music after an audition in front of the Local Audition Board.

Lecture Demonstration at Gandharva Mahavidyalaya (2024)
Conducted an extensive workshop, and lecture-demonstration on the Kishorachandrananda Champu, written by Kabisurjya Baladeba Ratha in the presence of eminent Odissi dancer, Padma Shri Smt. Madhavi Mudgal and her students at Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, New Delhi.




















