One of the most influential players of the santoor, India’s hammered dulcimer instrument, Tarun was the first santoor player featured on the influential All-India radio and TV show Raag Rang. Bhattacharya received his earliest musical instruction from his father, Shri Robi Bhattacharya, who played sitar and santoor. After studying with Dulal Roy, Bhattacharya began studies with Pandit Ravi Shankar, with whom he studied for 13 years. He is accompanied by Mir Naqibul Islam, an outstanding tabla student of Pt. Ashoke Paul, disciple of the great tabla guru Pt. Jnan Prakash Ghosh. He continues his talim with the great Farukhabad maestro Pt Anindo Chatterjee. Proof of vaccine or negative test required