Pandit Ritwik Sanyal was born on 12 April 1953 and is an Indian classical singer and the Dhrupad maestro from Varanasi.
11 Facts About Ritwik Sanyal
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Ritwik Sanyal is a retired professor and former dean from the department of vocal music at the faculty of performing arts at Banaras Hindu University.
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On 5 April 2023, Pandit Ritwik Sanyal was conferred the Padma Shri award for 2023 in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the revival and propagation of the Dhrupad tradition, both as an academician and performer.
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President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, Pandit Ritwik Sanyal has now received the 4th highest civilian award, the Padma Shri, from President of India, Droupadi Murmu.
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Ritwik Sanyal was trained in the dhrupad style of vocal music of the Dagar Tradition, believed to be descendant of Swami Haridas, who lived in the fifteenth century and trained the legendary Tansen.
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Ritwik Sanyal received an M A in philosophy from Mumbai University and a master's in music from Banaras Hindu University, securing the gold medal.
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Ritwik Sanyal has around 50 published papers in various journals and composes dhrupad lyrics.
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Ritwik Sanyal has assimilated the Dagarvani tradition of Dhrupad and evolved a distinctive style of his own in the rendering of Dhrupad.
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Ritwik Sanyal has specialized in advanced techniques of Alap - Jod - Jhala, laykari, voice culture and pedagogy both traditional and institutional.
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Ritwik Sanyal has performed both in India and abroad, including in the UK, US, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, France, Holland, South Korea, Israel, Croatia, Brazil, Australia, Mauritius, and Japan.
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Pandit Ritwik Sanyal is creator of many ragas which are very popular with the current generation of musicians.