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India's finest artistes in Dallas: Ace Sitarist Purbayan Chatterjee, versatile singer Gayatri Asokan and finest tabalist Ojas Adhiya
Purbayan Chatterjee- A recipient of President of India Award for being the best instrumentalist at the tender age of 15 and the Aditya Birla Award for excellence and contributions to the field, this Sitar player is also a trained vocalist who has played with greats such as Ustad Zakir Hussain and Shankar Mahadevan.
Purbayan has performed in various international festivals like Roskilde Festival in Denmark, OzAsia festival in Australia, Traumzeit festival in Germany. He has also performed in famous venues such as Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, Sydney Opera House, Esplanade theatres in Singapore, Royal Festival Hall in London, Theatre De La Ville in Paris to name a few.
Gayatri Asokan-A playback singer and vocalist, other than singing in various films, she has also received Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer in 2003, Asianet television awards for best playback singer consecutively in 2011 and 2012 and Art of Living Award for Outstanding Women Achievers. She has also performed for established Sabhas like Thyagaraja Sabha, Bharatam and Soorya Festival, and is trained in bhajans, Hindustani and ghazals.
Ojas, a child prodigy in Music born in Chikhli, Maharashtra State. His father, Dr. Yogesh Adhiya, spotted his child’s keen interest in percussion at a tender age of 2 years at Siddha Yoga Guru Swami Muktananda and Gurumayi Chidvilasananda’s chanting and meditation centre. Padmashree Kalyanji recognizing the boy’s talent, Ojas’s father put him under the care of Shri Kalyanji-Anandji Music maestros. He is also fortunate in accompanying the living legends in Classical and Ghazals viz. Begum Parween Sultana ji, Ustad Rashid Khan Saheb, Pandit Satish Vyas ji, Ustad Rais Khan Saheb, Ustad Shujaat Khan Saheb, Dr. N. Rajan ji, Pandit Bhudhaditya Mukherjee ji, Asha Bhosle ji, Pandit Channulal Mishra ji, Pandit Ajay Pohankar ji, Ustad Hussain Baksh from Pakistan, Shri Hari Haran ji, Shri Pankaj Udhas ji, Shri Anup Jalota ji, Shri Talat Aziz ji, world-famous percussionist Sivamani ji, Vikku Vinayakaram ji and many others.
