Pandit Nayan Ghosh

Pandit Nayan Ghosh is an icon of Indian classical music today, being the only artist to have equal mastery over two diverse instruments – the Sitar and the Tabla. He is the son and disciple of the 20th century Tabla maestro and Guru Padmabhushan Pandit Nikhil Ghosh and the nephew of Pannalal Ghosh, who is known as the “Father of Hindustani Flute.” Having performed, lectured and taught extensively in India and globally, he has been one of the ambassadors of traditional Indian Music for over 50 years now. Besides being a popular soloist, Nayan-ji has performed with legendary figures like Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pandit Nikhil Banerjee, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Buddhadev Dasgupta, and several others. Among innumerable accolades, he was awarded the prestigious Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by the Indian government as well as an Achievement Award from the Governor of California. In 2016, Nayan-ji was specially invited along with his son by President Jimmy Carter of USA for a benefit concert for the famed ‘Habitat for Humanity’ project.