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Purbayan Chatterjee is one of the most revered sitar maestros of the world, and belongs to the Senia Maihar Gharana founded by Baba Alauddin Khan. His gurus are his father Pt. Parthapratim Chatterjee, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, and he’s undergone vocal training from Pt. Ajay Chakraborty and training in tabla from Pt. Arindo Chatterjee. Among the list of awards that he has received there is the Indian president awards, Aditya Vikram Birla award, Rotary international award, in addition to many other prestigious awards. Purbayan's music is inspired by the sound of Pt. Nikhil Banerjee. His music combines the tone and richness of the Nikhil Banerjee style and a contemporary touch of his own urbane sensitivity. He has conceptualised the ground-breaking project Shastriya Syndicate - the first Indian Classical Band - with a contemporary touch, which has performed all over the world. Their album ‘Lehar’ released by Times Music in 2008 remained the best-seller for a year and a half. Purbayan regularly collaborates with the likes of Shankar Mahadevan, Ustad Zakir Hussain and the jazz legend Pat Metheny. He also has several international albums to his credit, apart from many classical albums on top record labels of the world. His albums ‘Leher’ and ‘Stringstruck’ have received several awards and have been celebrated worldwide. Today he is one of the most sought-after musicians in the country and a global ambassador for Indian classical music.