One of the highly promising and talented Sitar players of India, Murchana belongs to the Senia gharana of Sitar playing. Murchana's performance, as a result of years of learning, reflects a very dignified, graceful, virtuosic and an aesthetic presentation, with a unique musical repertoire.

Murchana Adhikary BarthakurGroomed in a musical ambience, Murchana was fortunate enough to have her ears accustomed to the divine fragrance of Indian Classical Music from her very childhood. Father Dr Dilip Ranjan Barthakur, an eminent Tabla player and a Musicologist, was a disciple of Pandit Khogen Das of Banaras gharana and Ustad Munne Khan of Farukhabad gharana. Initially, Murchana had the fortune of receiving intense talim in Sitar from her mother and guru, Nilima Barthakur, an eminent Sitarist of Assam and a disciple of Ustad Illayas Khan of Shahjahanpur gharana and Pandit Debu Choudhuri of Senia gharana. Presently Murchana is having the great fortune to receive extensive talim from Padmabhushan Pandit Debu Choudhuri. She also had the fortune to receive lessons in Sitar from Late Pandit Deepak Choudhury of Kolkata.

In the year 2004, Murchana graduated from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata with Honours in the subject of Instrumental Music in First class. And in 2006, she has completed her Master’s degree (M.A.) in Music with First class and Distinction from the same university. Presently, Murchana is doing her Ph.D in Music from Indira Kala Sangeet Viswavidyalaya, Khairagarh.

Presently Murchana Adhikary Barthakur  teaches Sitar at the faculty of Indian Music in  The Calcutta School of Music, Ballygunge, Kolkata.

 
Special Achievements :
 
  • In 2008, Murchana has been awarded with the title of SUR-MANI from the Sur-Singar Samsad of Mumbai.
  • She has been awarded the National Scholarship in Sitar from the Ministry of Culture, Govt of India in 2003.
  • A recipient of National Talent Scholarship in Music From 1993 to 2003 from the Centre for Cultural Resources & Training(C.C.R.T) under Govt. of India, New Delhi.
  • A recipient of Merit Scholarship from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, in 2003.
  • Obtained B.Mus (Visharad) in Sitar with first class from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Mumbai in 1998.
  • In the year 1999, she obtained her B.Mus (Visharad) from Lucknow Bhatkhande Vidyapith with first class.
  • Ranked first position within the region of Assam in the subject of Music in the School Final Examination in 1999 securing 95%.
  • Attended several workshops & seminars on music, organized by C.C.R.T in different regions of India.
  • Worked as an Expert in 2005, in a workshop of C.C.R.T, Ministry of Culture, Govt of India, in 2005.
  • In 2005-2006 she worked in a project entitled Indian Classical  Music  &  School  Children  of  Kolkata.
  • Attended many international seminars as observer - Seminar on Music as a Medium of Urban Transformation held at Max Mueller Bhavan, Kolkata, International Colloquium, 2010 of S M Tagore Centre for Documentation & Research of Languishing & Obsolescent Instruments, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata etc.
 
Important Performances :
 

Performing Sitar Solo as well as Sitar Jugalbandi in many prestigious concerts & festivals of Indian Classical Music.

A few of the important concerts :

  • Murchana Adhikary BarthakurKal Ke Kalakar by Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai
  • Concerts at Rabindra Bhawan & Vivekananda Kendra ,Guwahati
  • 98th Birth Celebration of Ustad Mushtaq Ali Khan by UMAK, Kolkata
  • Kacher Mandir, Kolkata
  • Lucknow Doordarshan Gandhi Jayanti in 95
  • Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan, Mumbai
  • 6th Navabarsha Mahotsava of Sreemanta Sankardeva Kalashetra, Guwahati
  • Swar Sadhana Samiti, Mumbai
  • Malhar Aavishkar in association with Indian Council of Cultural Relations & Symbiosis International Culturral Centre at Pune etc.
  • Performed in Guwahati Doordarshan, Lucknow Doordarshan, N.E.T.V .
  • Performed in Ostad Bhagaban Sitari Memorial Music Conference, Kolkata.
  • Programme organised by VISTAAR, Kolkata
  • Programme of Sadhana Music Circle, Kolkata.
 
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1st floor. Kolkata - 700036.
West Bengal, India.

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