About Him:
 
Music CDs:
1. Seasons (Rudra Veena): released from UNIVERSAL AUDIO MUMBAI in 2013
2. Suro Samudram (Rudra Veena): released by Bihaan Music, KOLKATA in 2014
 
Qualification in MUSIC:
"Badhya Pravakar" from Prayag Sangeet Samity, Allahabad
 
Sanqeet Gurus in Rudra Veena:
Ach Birendra Kishore Roychouwdhury, Panchanan Roychowdhury
 
Sangeet Gurus in Sitar:
Elder Sister Smt. Mira Sil (Pain), Sree Sunil Chakraborty, Pt. Shibkumar Roychowdhuri
 
Educational Qualification:
Member of Institution of Engineers (Civil Engg.) MIE.
 
Professional Carrier:
Retd. Executive Engineer (Civil) Govt, of West Bengal.
 
Some notable performances regarding RUDRA VEENA in last 5 years:
1. Eastern Zonal Cultural Center, Salt Lake, Kolkata
2. Ramkrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Goal Park, Kolkata
3. Belurmath, Ramkrishna Mission HQ
4. Swami Vivakananda's residence, Kolkata
5. Kolkata Dooradarshan, DD Bangla
6. BhabanipurSangeet Sammiloni,(estd.l900), Kolkata
7. Dhrupad Samaroha - Bishnupur, West Bengal
8. Nanku Maharaj Music Festival, Kolkata
9. Drupad Mela, Varanasi (4 times)
10. Kolkata Dhrupad Utsav 2016, at Jadavpur, Kolkata
 
Short Film:
Participated in a Short Film named "From gourd to cord" & performed Rudra Veena; produced by the Film Division, Govt, of India.
 
Youtube links of notable live performances:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvVFEfHJVDO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlPQFWcoKSc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuDjU6NdrEA
 
Post Occupied:
Secretary of SENl SANGEET SABHA for last 11 years, for inspiring young classical musicians.
 
 

Bishoke Sil is born & brought up in a musician family of North Calcutta. All three elder sisters are expert in classical & devotional songs, Sitar etc. Elder brother were collector of classical / Semi Classical Music records, Sister - in - laws was a Kaththak Dancer.

  • Bishoke Started learning Sitar from his elder Sister Mira, at the age of 9 years. After that he was sent to Acharya Birendra KishoreRoy Chowdhury, the great Beenkar mastereo. Till the expiry of Birendra Kishore, Bishoke was taught in Rudra veena, Sitar, and under his guidance, Sri Sil completed Six years' course in Badya Pravakar.

  • Later, Bishoke took lessons from Late Panchanan Roychowdhury, the senior-most deciple of Late Birendra Kishore RoyChowdhury, under Tanseni Gharana. His elder sister, Mira still guides him. He is also learning sitar under Guru Sri Shib Kumar RoyChowdhury, M.A. (Music) deciple of both Birendra Kishore and Pt. Radhika Mohan Maitra.

  • He has recorded Rudra Veena in CD, containing Ragas - Miya ki Mallar & Chandrakosh. Sri Sil, professionally, a civil engineer, is working as the Executive Engineer in Govt. of west Bengal.

  • Rudra Veena is a very rare instrument. He is one of the 2 Nos. Rudra Veena player, still exists, in Kolkata or even in West Bengal.

  • Now a days, a very few artist play Rudra-Veena in INDIA.
Bishoke Played Rudra Beena in various musical meets, conferences in kolkata, or outside Kolkata, such as:
  1. DD Bangla TV - 2012
  2. Bhawanipur Sangeet Sammelan - 2012
  3. Dhrupad Mela - 2009 & 2010, 2013 at Varanasi.
  4. Dhrupad samaroha - 2009, at Bishnupur, Bankura.
  5. Chhatu Babu, Latu Babu Music Conference, Kolkata.
  6. Shankar Utsav, Organised by Madhya Kolkata Sanskritik Muncha.
  7. ISKCON festival, Albert Rd.
  8. Ramkrishna Mission Institute of Culture, GolpPark.
  9. Suro Sabha , Salt lake, and FD Block, Salt Lake.
  10. Glass temple, Barahanagar riverside temple.
  11. Ramkrishna Mission - *Udbodhan, *Balarambati, *Vivekananda Society, *Vedanta Math .
  12. Satyananda Ashram - Jadavpur
  13. Jhulan Bari - Jhulan Utsav
  14. Bharatiya Sanskriti sansad, Esplanade, Kolkata
  15. Mahabodhi Society Hall, College Square, Kolkata
  16. Belur Math, During Vivekananda's Birth Day Celebration
  17. Ramkrishna Mission, Varanasi
  18. Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC), Salt Lake
  19. Sri Sil also has performed in the "Community Radio" & in an Internet Channel.
 
 
Bishoke Sil is a player of rare INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT "RUDRA-VEENA"
 
Weavers Studio Bhowanipur Sangit Sammilani Varanasi Dhrupad Mela 2013