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{{Infobox musical artist
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|background = solo_singer
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|04|12|df=yes}}
|origin = [[Varanasi, India]]
|genre = [[Hindustani classical music]], [[Dhrupad]]
|occupation = [[classical music|Classical]] [[Vocalist]]
|years_active = 1975 - Present
|label = Bihanmusic, Makar Records
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Pandit '''Ritwik Sanyal''' (born 12 April 1953) is an [[Hindustani classical music|Indian classical singer]] and the [[Dhrupad]] maestro from [[Varanasi]].<ref name="MartinClayton2008">{{cite book|last1=Martin|first1=Clayton M.|last2=Clayton|first2=Martin|title=Time in Indian Music: Rhythm, Metre, and Form in North Indian Rāg Performance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QCfUoD4m7E4C&pg=PA97|accessdate=2 October 2014|year=2008|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780195339680|page=97}}</ref> He is a retired professor and Ex Dean from the department of vocal music at the faculty of performing arts at [[Banaras Hindu University]]. Pandit Ritwik Sanyal received the highest award for music in India, [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] Award from President of India Hon. Shri Pranab Mukherji, 2013

==Early life==
Pandit Ritwik Sanyal was born in [[Katihar]]. He was trained in the dhrupad style of vocal music of the Dagar Tradition, believed to be descendants of [[Swami Haridas]], who lived in the fifteenth century and trained the legendary [[Tansen]]. Sanyal also composes dhrupad lyrics.
[[File:Early life.jpg|thumbnail|right|Pandit Ritwik Sanyal with Late Us. Zia Fariduddin Dagar]]

Between 1963 and 1975, he received his training in Dhrupad under [[Zia Mohiuddin Dagar]] and [[Zia Fariddudin Dagar]] in Mumbai, India. He received an M. A. in philosophy from [[Mumbai University]] and a Masters in Music from [[Banaras Hindu University]], securing the gold medal. He completed his Ph.D. in musicology from the same university, 1980 under the supervision of Prem Lata Sharma.

== Career ==
[[File:Pandit Ritwik Sanyal with his son Ribhu Sanyal at Krems, Austria April 2014.png|thumbnail|right|Pandit Ritwik Sanyal with next generation Dhrupad disciple and son Ribhu Sanyal]]Sanyal is a Retired Professor and Ex-Dean from the Faculty of Performing Arts at [[Banaras Hindu University]]. He has around 50 published papers in various journals, and also composes dhrupad lyrics. He is a "Top" grade (Dhrupad) artist at All India Radio & Doordarshan, Varanasi.

He has assimilated the [[Dagarvani]] tradition of Dhrupad and evolved a distinctive style of his own in the rendering of Dhrupad. He has specialized in advanced technique of ''Alap'' - ''Jod'' - ''[[Jhala]]'', ''laykari'', voice culture and pedagogy both traditional and institutional.

He has performed both in India and abroad, including the UK, US, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, France, Holland, South Korea, Israel, Croatia, Brazil, Australia, Mauritius and Japan. His performances in India include the National Programme of Music for AIR and Doordarshan, the Gwalior Tansen Samaroh,<ref>[[Anant Maral Shastri#Saluting the Legends]]</ref> the Varanasi [[Dhrupad Mela]], Harballabh Sangeet Samaroh Jallandhar, Saptak Ahmedabad, all the Dhrupad Festivals of the country and many other prestigious concert platforms of India.

==Discography==

* Hari Singari, Bihaan Music
* Dhrupad Choir, Bihaan Music
* Sound of Life Pt. Ritwik Sanyal, Bihaan Music
* Pt. Ritwik Sanyal:Makar Records, France
* Hori: Pt. Ritwik Sanyal, Makar Records, France
* Pt. Ritwik Sanyal & Gianni Ricchizzi, Dhamar Raga Shree, Nomadism-Zahyrus Italy
* Pt. Ritwik Sanyal, Nada Records, South Korea (SEM Nada DE 0267)
* Pt. Ritwik Sanyal, Om & Raga Durbari, Dancing to the Flute, Australia

==Dhrupad lyricist and composer==
[[File:Felicitation by Honorable Governor of Uttar Pradesh Shri Ram Naik.jpg|thumb|right|Felicitation by Honorable Governor of Uttar Pradesh Shri Ram Naik for lifetime dedication and commitment to Indian Classical Music under the auspices of Sangit Milon Lucknow, 14 Dec 2014.]]
Some notable Dhrupad compositions are:
* Raga Purvi (Sooltal) {{YouTube|YT9GLc5rdnE|Antara Dhyan Sura Anuranana Ranana}}
* Raga Abhogi (Dhamar) {{YouTube|BMddbTyGdpo|Kaise Tum ho murakh Shyam}}
* Raga Saraswati (Sooltaal) {{YouTube|8hrejTJZRtQ|Ranjini Vina paani}}
* Raga Kirwani (Sooltaal) {{YouTube|SklPisDP1gY|Sur ko gaye dhyaye}}

Pandit Ritwik Sanyal is also creator of many ragas which are very popular with the current generation of musicians. One of the raga that was created over 30 years ago by Panditji and Late Us. Zia Fariduddin Dagar is raga "Shruti vardhani"

(श्रुतिज्ञान) 'Shrutigyan' is the pen name 'छाप' of Pandit Ritwik Sanyal on many of his Dhrupad lyrics and compositions. Recently his composition on Raga Kirwani was very well appreciated in Vicenza, Italy. You can watch this performance on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SklPisDP1gY Youtube]

==Awards and honours==
[[File:Pandit Ritwik Sanyal receiving SNA Award from President of India Hon. Shri Pranab Mukherji.jpg|thumbnail|right|Pandit Ritwik Sanyal receiving the highest award for music in India, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award from President of India Hon. Shri Pranab Mukherji, April 2014]]
Felicitation by Honorable Governor of Uttar Pradesh Shri Ram Naik for lifetime dedication and commitment to Indian Classical Music under the auspices of Sangit Milon Lucknow, 14 Dec 2014.
[[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] 2013.
Siti Vaijayanti Samman Siti Mahotsav Varanasi, 2004.
Uttar Pradesh [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] 2002
Honoured by Kashiraj Trust, Varanasi and Maharaja Travancore Svati Tirunal Award at the Dhrupad festival of Banaras for outstanding contribution to Dhrupad, 1995.
Honoured by Indian Social & Cultural Lover's Organisation (ISCLO)-Varanasi/Calcutta 1990.

==Bibliography==

*''Dhrupad Panchashika'' -Indica Publications -Varanasi April 2015.
*''Philosophy of Music'' - Somaiya Publication -Mumbai 1987.
*''Dhrupad Tradition and Performance in Indian Music'' -Ashgate, UK, 2004.

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.dhrupadsangh.org/}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131211111722/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/files2013-14/Press%20Release%20SNA%20Awards%20for%20the%20year%202013%20-%20English.pdf Pandit Ritwik Sanyal selected for Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2013]

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