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| occupation      = Sarod player, Teacher
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| associated_acts = [[Kalyan Mukherjea]], Irfan Muhammad Khan
| associated_acts = [[Kalyan Mukherjea]], Irfan Muhammad Khan
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'''Arnab Chakrabarty''' (born 19 September 1980) is a [[Hindustani classical music]]ian and [[sarod]] player based in Toronto, Canada.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 November 2018|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/raag-appeals-more-to-chennai-rasikas/article25565985.ece/amp/ |work=The Hindu |title='Raag appeals more to Chennai rasikas,says Sarod artiste Arnab Chakrabarty|first=Renuka|last=Suryanarayanan|accessdate=2019-05-25}}</ref>
'''Arnab Chakrabarty''' (born 19 September 1980) is a [[Hindustani classical music]]ian and [[sarod]] player based in Toronto, Canada.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 November 2018|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/raag-appeals-more-to-chennai-rasikas/article25565985.ece/amp/ |work=[[The Hindu]]|title='Raag appeals more to Chennai rasikas,' says Sarod artiste Arnab Chakrabarty|first=Renuka|last=Suryanarayanan|accessdate=2019-05-25}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Arnab Chakrabarty grew up in Mumbai, where his father was a professor of chemistry at the [[Indian Institute of Technology]]. His tutelage commenced under the Sarod exponent [[Brij Narayan]], disciple of his father the [[Sarangi]] maestro Pandit [[Ram Narayan]] and also Ustad [[Ali Akbar Khan]] of the [[Maihar Gharana|Seniya Maihar Gharana]]. Arnab subsequently trained under Pandit [[Buddhadev Das Gupta]] of the Shahjahanpur Gharana.<ref name="Hindu">
Arnab Chakrabarty grew up in Mumbai, where his father was a professor of chemistry at the [[Indian Institute of Technology]]. His tutelage commenced under the sarod exponent [[Brij Narayan]], disciple of his father the [[sarangi]] [[Pandit]] [[Ram Narayan]] and also [[Ustad]] [[Ali Akbar Khan]] of the [[Maihar Gharana|Seniya Maihar Gharana]]. Arnab subsequently trained under Pandit [[Buddhadev Das Gupta]] of the Shahjahanpur Gharana.<ref>
{{cite news
  | title = Entertainment Delhi / Miscellany
  | newspaper = The Hindu
  | date = 2006-02-03
  | url = http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2006/02/03/stories/2006020302090200.htm
  | accessdate = 2008-06-23}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
{{cite web
   | title = Classical Music Concert at Boston
   | title = Buddhadev Dasgupta (1933–2018): A 'renegade pupil' explains why the sarod master was a true pioneer
   | publisher = Assam Portal
   | work = [[Scroll.in]]
   | url = http://assam.org/index.php?module=announce&ANN_user_op=view&ANN_id=83
  | date = 2018-01-17
   | accessdate = 2008-06-23}}
   | url = https://scroll.in/magazine/865220/buddhadev-dasgupta-1933-2018-a-renegade-pupil-explains-why-the-sarod-master-was-a-true-pioneer
</ref><ref name="Eternally Art"/>
   | accessdate = 2021-08-02}}
</ref>


At the age of 18 Arnab received a [[Ford Foundation]] scholarship, which led to a dual degree in [[ethnomusicology]] and [[international relations]] from [[Hampshire College]] in 2002.<ref name="Eternally Art">
Arnab studied [[ethnomusicology]] and [[international relations]] at [[Hampshire College]] as a scholarship student, graduating in 2002.<ref>
{{cite web
{{cite web
   | title = Arnab Chakrabarty
   | title = Strings Attached: My Journey as a Modern Sarod Player
   | publisher = Eternally Art
   | work = [[Scroll.in]]
   | url = http://amykumar.com/arnab_bio.html
   | url = https://scroll.in/magazine/821204/strings-attached-my-journey-as-a-modern-sarod-player
   | accessdate = 2008-05-25}}
   | accessdate = 2021-08-02}}
</ref><ref name = "telegraph"/> This experience exposed him to other traditions of music, and led him to experiment with new ideas in sarod construction and design, as well as musical idioms.
</ref> This experience exposed him to other traditions of music, and led him to experiment with new ideas in sarod construction and design, as well as musical idioms.


==Subsequent tutelage and influences==
==Subsequent tutelage and influences==
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{{Cite journal
{{Cite journal
   | last = Rahn
   | last = Rahn
   | first = John
   | first = John|author-link=John Rahn
   | title = An Interview with Ustad Imrat Khan
   | title = An Interview with Ustad Imrat Khan
   | journal = Perspectives of New Music
   | journal = [[Perspectives of New Music]]
   | volume = 30
   | volume = 30
   | issue = 6
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   | jstor = 3090630
   | doi = 10.2307/3090630
   | doi = 10.2307/3090630
   | author2 = Khan, Ustad Imrat}}.
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</ref> Chakrabarty continues an extended period of part-tutelage part-collaboration with [[Vinayak Chittar]] of this Gharana. He has also studied with a number of vocalists of the Agra and Gwalior Gharanas, notably [[Yeshwantbua Joshi]].
</ref> Chakrabarty continues an extended period of part-tutelage part-collaboration with Vinayak Chittar of this Gharana. He has also studied with a number of vocalists of the Agra and Gwalior Gharanas, notably Yeshwantbua Joshi.


Chakrabarty had reverted to training under a master of the Shahjahanpur Gharana, [[Kalyan Mukherjea]], until Mukherjea's death in March 2010. He has received several dozen traditional sarod compositions from the Lucknow-Shahjahanpur Gharana master, Ustad Irfan Muhammad Khan.<ref>
Chakrabarty had reverted to training under a master of the Shahjahanpur Gharana, [[Kalyan Mukherjea]], until Mukherjea's death in March 2010. He has received several dozen traditional sarod compositions from the Lucknow-Shahjahanpur Gharana master, Ustad Irfan Muhammad Khan.<ref>
{{cite web
{{cite web
   | title = In Kolkata, the inheritor of the Lucknow-Shahjahanpur gharana is trying to keep its legacy alive
   | title = In Kolkata, the inheritor of the Lucknow-Shahjahanpur gharana is trying to keep its legacy alive
   | publisher = Scroll.in
   | work = [[Scroll.in]]
   | url = https://scroll.in/magazine/914063/in-kolkata-the-inheritor-of-the-lucknow-shahjahanpur-gharana-is-trying-to-keep-its-legacy-alive
   | url = https://scroll.in/magazine/914063/in-kolkata-the-inheritor-of-the-lucknow-shahjahanpur-gharana-is-trying-to-keep-its-legacy-alive
   | accessdate = 2019-05-25}}
   | accessdate = 2019-05-25}}
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==Performative career==
==Performative career==
Arnab has had several significant concerts. He made his solo debut in 1994, and won the National Collegiate Competition for Music and Dance three years in a row between 1995 and 1997.<ref name = "Eternally Art"/> In 1999 he performed before Dr [[Kofi Annan]], then the [[United Nations Secretary General]], a memorial programme for the Pakistani peace activist [[Eqbal Ahmed]]. Notable performances at home include recitals at the IMG-Britannia Young Masters’ Festival, Mumbai; the Uttarpara Music Conference, Kolkata; and concerts at the Nehru Centre and the National Centre for the Performing Arts.<ref name = "telegraph">
Arnab has had several significant concerts. He made his solo debut in 1994, and won the National Collegiate Competition for Music and Dance three years in a row between 1995 and 1997.<ref>
{{cite web
  | title = Arnab Chakrabarty
  | publisher = Eternally Art
  | url = http://amykumar.com/arnab_bio.html
  | accessdate = 2008-05-25}}
</ref> In 1999 he performed before Dr [[Kofi Annan]], then the [[United Nations Secretary General]], a memorial programme for the Pakistani peace activist [[Eqbal Ahmed]]. Notable performances at home include recitals at the [[Saptak Festival]] in Ahmedabad; the Uttarpara Music Conference, Kolkata; and concerts at the Nehru Centre and the National Centre for the Performing Arts.<ref>
{{cite news
{{cite news
  | title = Star Spot
  | title = Star Spot
  | publisher = The Telegraph
  | work = [[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]
  | place = Kolkata
  | place = Kolkata
  | date = 2003-04-22
  | date = 2003-04-22
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</ref>
</ref>


While he is a capable sarod player in terms of technique and being able to play rapid-fire melodic phrases, he believes a lot of current instrumental music is noise and he exhibits "controlled virtuosity", avoiding showing off technical prowess for its own sake.
While capable of fast and articulate playing on the sarod himself, Chakrabarty believes that a lot of current Indian instrumental music tends to sacrifice aesthetic qualities in favour of raw speed and loud amplification. For this reason, he makes a conscious effort to subjugate his virtuosity to the demands of the music he plays.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{official|https://www.sarod.ca/}}
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Latest revision as of 11:57, 4 February 2022

Arnab Chakrabarty
Born (1980-09-19) 19 September 1980 (age 44)
OriginBombay, Maharashtra, India
GenresIndian classical music
Occupation(s)Sarod player, teacher
InstrumentsSarod
Associated actsKalyan Mukherjea, Irfan Muhammad Khan
Websitesarod.ca

Arnab Chakrabarty (born 19 September 1980) is a Hindustani classical musician and sarod player based in Toronto, Canada.[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Arnab Chakrabarty grew up in Mumbai, where his father was a professor of chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology. His tutelage commenced under the sarod exponent Brij Narayan, disciple of his father the sarangi Pandit Ram Narayan and also Ustad Ali Akbar Khan of the Seniya Maihar Gharana. Arnab subsequently trained under Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta of the Shahjahanpur Gharana.[2]

Arnab studied ethnomusicology and international relations at Hampshire College as a scholarship student, graduating in 2002.[3] This experience exposed him to other traditions of music, and led him to experiment with new ideas in sarod construction and design, as well as musical idioms.

Subsequent tutelage and influences[edit]

Arnab's early training followed the Maihar and Shahjahanpur schools, which both derived from the Senia idiom founded by the legendary Mian Tansen. However, he has long been influenced by the vocalism-inspired style of the Etawah Gharana, which was taken to new heights by Ustad Vilayat Khan.[4] Chakrabarty continues an extended period of part-tutelage part-collaboration with Vinayak Chittar of this Gharana. He has also studied with a number of vocalists of the Agra and Gwalior Gharanas, notably Yeshwantbua Joshi.

Chakrabarty had reverted to training under a master of the Shahjahanpur Gharana, Kalyan Mukherjea, until Mukherjea's death in March 2010. He has received several dozen traditional sarod compositions from the Lucknow-Shahjahanpur Gharana master, Ustad Irfan Muhammad Khan.[5]

Performative career[edit]

Arnab has had several significant concerts. He made his solo debut in 1994, and won the National Collegiate Competition for Music and Dance three years in a row between 1995 and 1997.[6] In 1999 he performed before Dr Kofi Annan, then the United Nations Secretary General, a memorial programme for the Pakistani peace activist Eqbal Ahmed. Notable performances at home include recitals at the Saptak Festival in Ahmedabad; the Uttarpara Music Conference, Kolkata; and concerts at the Nehru Centre and the National Centre for the Performing Arts.[7]

While capable of fast and articulate playing on the sarod himself, Chakrabarty believes that a lot of current Indian instrumental music tends to sacrifice aesthetic qualities in favour of raw speed and loud amplification. For this reason, he makes a conscious effort to subjugate his virtuosity to the demands of the music he plays.

References[edit]

  1. Suryanarayanan, Renuka (22 November 2018). "'Raag appeals more to Chennai rasikas,' says Sarod artiste Arnab Chakrabarty". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. "Buddhadev Dasgupta (1933–2018): A 'renegade pupil' explains why the sarod master was a true pioneer". Scroll.in. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. "Strings Attached: My Journey as a Modern Sarod Player". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. Rahn, John; Khan, Ustad Imrat (1992). "An Interview with Ustad Imrat Khan". Perspectives of New Music. 30 (6): 126–145. doi:10.2307/3090630. JSTOR 3090630.
  5. "In Kolkata, the inheritor of the Lucknow-Shahjahanpur gharana is trying to keep its legacy alive". Scroll.in. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  6. "Arnab Chakrabarty". Eternally Art. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
  7. "Star Spot". The Telegraph. Kolkata. 22 April 2003.

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