Suranjana

Name of Gurus

Late Sunil Kumar Das (father) Padma Bhusan Jnanprakash Ghosh Pandit. Swapan Chaudhuri

Education:
B.A (Hons in Percussion) and M.A (Percussion, Tabla) Examination from Rabindra Bharati university and secured 1st class 1st.

Scholarships:

State Scholarship from West Bengal State Music Academy in 1990 with training from Padmabhushan Jnanprakash Ghosh. National Scholarship from University Grant Comission (U.G.C), in 1995.

Gold Medal

Gold Medal in B.A and in M.A (Tabla) from Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta.

Book

One of the main contributor to the first study book of tabla published in Sweden/Scandinavia, 2002; "Börja spela tabla" (Start to play tabla).

Prizes

Rajya Sangeet Academy 1989, organised by West Bengal State Music Academy. Calcutta Youth Festival 1995, organised by West Bengal Government. The Dover Lane Music Academy in the year of 1995. Inter-Collegiate Oriental Music Competition (Tabla and Pakhwaj) for the session 1990-91. Nirod Baran Memorial Prize in B.A (Hons. in Percussion)and M.A from Rabindrada Bharati University for securing 1st class first. ...and more

Perfomances in India

Attend workshops organised by West Bengal State Music Academy in Siliguri, 1989 and in Calcutta, 1990. Performed in Inter-University East-zone Youth Festival 1991-92, in Berhampur University, Orissa, Varanasi Hindu University in Benaras (1991-92), (1992-93), Guwahati University (1991-92). Performed in Mantu Banerjee Memorial Conference (1999) Calcutta, Kalakshetra foundation (2000) Chennai, Banga Sammelan (2000), Calcutta. Kalamandalam Festival (2000) Calcutta, ..E-Desh – O Desh´, classical consert organised by ..Damaru´ 2001, Calcutta. The Doverlane Young Talent Music Conference(2002) Calcutta, Damaru festival (2002) in Calcutta. Sankatmachan festival (2003) Banaras. Performed with Shankar Mahadevan in Bangalore (India). ...and more

Performances abroad

Conserts and workshops in many European countries: Sweden, Spain, Greece, Denmark, England etc.

A regular artist in All India radio and Television (Calcutta)

Performed and conducted workshop in Bangladesh 2003.

A regular performer with world music group Mynta, in Sweden and also in India (Mumbai, Chennai,Bangalore.etc).

A regular performer in Sweden,for example; Kista Worldmusic Festival, Uppsala University hall (A tribute to Duke Ellington), Gävle concerthall, Vara Concerthouse, Västerås concerthouse,Uppsala Conserthouse Gothenburg council theatre, Stockholm Culturel house,Gothenburg Conserthouse, Fasching,Urkult, Huddinge jazzfestval, Katalin jazzclub, Nybrokajen 11.

Performances with the western classical group Weberquartett and many other topmusicians in Sweden: Ale Möller, Coste Apetrea, Ulf Johansson Verre,Erik Steen, Roland Keijser, Jonas Kullhammar, Goran Kajfes, Gösta Rundqvist, Jonas Knutsson, the jazzgroup Movio, ...and more.