About me

Hailing from Silchar in Assam, Pritam Bhattacharjee is a young rising star in the Hindustani music firmament. Having shown an inclination towards music from childhood, Pritam began his initial training under his mother Smt. Monjushree Bhattacharjee at the tender age of three. He was then trained under Shri. Amarendra Chakraborty till the age of 14. In the year 1995, with the Almighty's blessings, Lady Luck smiled upon him and his lifelong ambition of learning under the Mewati Maestro Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasrajji realized, when the living legend accepted him as his disciple.

Blessed with a highly cultivated voice, absorbing all the aspects of his Guru's style through vigorous riyaaz under the ever-watchful eyes of his Guru Pandit Jasrajji have made him progress into a very promising upcoming vocalist.

In 2001 Pritam stood first in the competition held for upcoming talents all over India organized by the institution Vedic Heritage in New York.. Pritam has composed more than 150 compositions in different forms of music . Currently he is faculty at the Pandit Jasraj school of music in Atlanta. Pritam gave a series of performances in the USA including Atlanta, Augusta, Saltlake City ,Mississippi,New York,New Jersey,Delaware,San Fransisco,Boston and many other places. Recently in two concert he shared the stage with great Maeastro Ustad Zakir Hussain. With his Guruji's blessings, Pritam is all set to ably carry forward the rich Mewati tradition and legacy in forthcoming years.

 

 

Prestigious Music Platforms:

 

 

• Motiram Sangeet Samaroha in Hyderabad
• Harballabh Music Festival in Jalandhar
• Doverlane Music conference in Calcutta
• Gunidas Sangeet Samaroha in Delhi
• Sawai Gandharva Music Festival in Pune
• Saptak Music Festival in Ahmedabad
• Swar-Utsav in Delhi, Jaipur,Indore, Mumbai
• ICCR's 50th anniversary celebrations in South Africa (Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg), Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania, Mauritius and the United States