Artist Bio

DEBANJAN BHATTACHARJEE

Debanjan Bhattacharya is a disciple of maestro Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri of Lukhnow Gharana (style). Debanjan started learning Tabla in Kolkata, India, at a very young age with the support and encouragement of his parents. His initial training in Tabla was nurtured by his grandfather Late Sri Damarupani Bhattacharya and his uncle Sri Sudipto Bhattacharya. Later, he also studied with Late Ratan Ghatak who was a senior disciple of Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri. 

Debanjan has accompanied artists like Ken Zuckerman, Meenal Datar, Alam Khan, and Arjun Verma, and he has also performed solos. He has given lectures on Tabla and Indian tradition at the University of Connecticut, Utah State University, Brigham Young University, and Utah Valley University among other venues.

While he holds a career as a professor of Statistics, Debanjan remains busy with performing and teaching Tabla and continues to pursue his love for music under the tutelage and blessings of his illustrious Guru Sri Swapan Chaudhuri.