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	Pandit '''Tejendra Narayan Majumdar''' (born 17 May 1961) is an [[Indian people\|Indian]] [[sarod]] player and pupil of [[Bahadur Khan]]. Majumdar is one of the most popular and celebrated modern sarod players.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Dasgupta \|first=Priyanka \|date=17 June 2007 \|title=Beyond barriers \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/City_Supplements/Calcutta_Times/Beyond_barriers_/rssarticleshow/2128117.cms \|newspaper=The Times of India \|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref>		[[Pandit]] '''Tejendra Narayan Majumdar''' (born 17 May 1961) is an [[Indian people\|Indian]] [[sarod]] player and pupil of [[Bahadur Khan]]. Majumdar is one of the most popular and celebrated modern sarod players.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Dasgupta \|first=Priyanka \|date=17 June 2007 \|title=Beyond barriers \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/City_Supplements/Calcutta_Times/Beyond_barriers_/rssarticleshow/2128117.cms \|newspaper=The Times of India \|accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref>

	==Training==		==Training==
	He started his music training under his grandfather Bibhuti Ranjan Majumdar with [[mandolin]]. He also received vocal and tabla training under Amaresh Chowdhury and Anil Palit.<ref name="ITCSRA">{{cite web \|url=http://www.itcsra.org/sra_sammelan/artist_hyd06.html \|title=ITC Sangeet Sammelan — Hyderabad, 2006 \|website=ITC Sangeet Research Academy \|accessdate=2009-09-02}}</ref> Later he trained under Bahadur Khan for 18 years until the latter died. He then continued training under Ajay Sinha Roy and [[Ali Akbar Khan]].<ref>{{cite news \|last=Nair \|first=Chitra \|date=16 December 2008 \|title=Classical music here to stay... \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-16/pune/27925616_1_classical-music-sawai-gandharva-sarod \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024025055/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-16/pune/27925616_1_classical-music-sawai-gandharva-sarod \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=24 October 2012 \|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] \|accessdate=2009-06-16}}</ref>		He started his music training under his grandfather Bibhuti Ranjan Majumdar with [[mandolin]]. He also received vocal and tabla training under Amaresh Chowdhury and Anil Palit.<ref name="ITCSRA">{{cite web \|url=http://www.itcsra.org/sra_sammelan/artist_hyd06.html \|title=ITC Sangeet Sammelan — Hyderabad, 2006 \|website=ITC Sangeet Research Academy \|accessdate=2009-09-02}}</ref> Later he trained under Bahadur Khan for 18 years until the latter died. He then continued training under Ajay Sinha Roy and [[Ali Akbar Khan]].<ref>{{cite news \|last=Nair \|first=Chitra \|date=16 December 2008 \|title=Classical music here to stay... \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-16/pune/27925616_1_classical-music-sawai-gandharva-sarod \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024025055/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-16/pune/27925616_1_classical-music-sawai-gandharva-sarod \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=24 October 2012 \|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] \|accessdate=2009-06-16}}</ref>

	[[File:Tejendra Narayan Majumdar 06.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Tejendra Majumdar in concert at Spring Hall, Eastshore Unitarian Church, Bellevue, Washington as part of the Seattle-area Ragamala series]]		[[File:Tejendra Narayan Majumdar 06.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Tejendra Majumdar in concert at Spring Hall, Eastshore Unitarian Church, Bellevue, Washington as part of the Seattle-area Ragamala series]]
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	==Awards==		==Awards==
	He stood first in the [[All India Radio]] music competition in 1981 and was awarded the President's gold medal and the Pandit [[D. V. Paluskar]] award.<ref name="ITCSRA"/>		He stood first in the [[All India Radio]] music competition in 1981 and was awarded the President's gold medal and the Pandit [[D. V. Paluskar]] award.<ref name="ITCSRA"/> He was awarded the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] for 2018.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2019-07-25 \|title=Sangeet Natak Akademi awardees on their musical journey \|language=en-IN \|work=The Hindu \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/milestone-musicians/article28708355.ece \|access-date=2022-05-19 \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==

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Pandit '''Tejendra Narayan Majumdar''' (born 17 May 1961) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[sarod]] player and pupil of [[Bahadur Khan]]. Majumdar is one of the most popular and celebrated modern sarod players.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dasgupta |first=Priyanka |date=17 June 2007 |title=Beyond barriers |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/City_Supplements/Calcutta_Times/Beyond_barriers_/rssarticleshow/2128117.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |accessdate=2009-04-30}}</ref>

==Training==
He started his music training under his grandfather Bibhuti Ranjan Majumdar with [[mandolin]]. He also received vocal and tabla training under Amaresh Chowdhury and Anil Palit.<ref name="ITCSRA">{{cite web |url=http://www.itcsra.org/sra_sammelan/artist_hyd06.html |title=ITC Sangeet Sammelan — Hyderabad, 2006 |website=ITC Sangeet Research Academy |accessdate=2009-09-02}}</ref> Later he trained under Bahadur Khan for 18 years until the latter died. He then continued training under Ajay Sinha Roy and [[Ali Akbar Khan]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Nair |first=Chitra |date=16 December 2008 |title=Classical music here to stay... |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-16/pune/27925616_1_classical-music-sawai-gandharva-sarod |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024025055/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-16/pune/27925616_1_classical-music-sawai-gandharva-sarod |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 October 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2009-06-16}}</ref>

[[File:Tejendra Narayan Majumdar 06.jpg|thumb|left|Tejendra Majumdar in concert at Spring Hall, Eastshore Unitarian Church, Bellevue, Washington as part of the Seattle-area Ragamala series]]
==Duets==
He has played duets with [[Shujaat Khan]]. The rendering of [[Rāga|raag]] [[Charukesi|Charukeshi]] is especially notable.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swaratala.blogspot.com/2007/05/shujaat-khan-most-duets-are-farce.html |title=Shujaat Khan – "Most duets are a farce" |last=Raja |first=Deepak |date=18 September 2002 |website=Deepak Raja's world of Hindustani Music |type=Blog |accessdate=2009-09-04}}</ref>

==Music direction==
He directed music for a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] movie called ''[[Tollylights]]'', directed by [[Arjun Chakraborty]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Das |first=Mohua |date=3 March 2008 |title=Filmi froth |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080303/jsp/entertainment/story_8975280.jsp |location=Calcutta, India |newspaper=The Telegraph |accessdate=2009-06-16}}</ref> He is also directing music for another Bengali movie ''[[Hanankaal]]'' due to be released in 2010.{{update after|2010|12|31}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://calcuttatube.com/hanankaal-2010-bengali-film-by-saibal-mitra-first-look-48043/48043 |title= Hanankaal 2010 Bengali Film by Saibal Mitra First Look |last=Chatterji |first=Shoma A. |website=Calcutta Tube |type=Blog |accessdate=2010-02-02}}</ref>

==Awards==
He stood first in the [[All India Radio]] music competition in 1981 and was awarded the President's gold medal and the Pandit [[D. V. Paluskar]] award.<ref name="ITCSRA"/>

==Personal life==
He is married to Manasi Majumdar and has one son, Indrayudh.<ref>{{cite news |date=21 March 2003 |title= Rashid's latest crush |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/calcutta-times/rashids-latest-crush/articleshow/40912606.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |accessdate=2009-06-22}}</ref>

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