Chhandayan Youth Concert
Anish Dharam - Harmonium
Aditya Phatak - Tabla
Come visit us at the Chhandayan Center see some of our young more advanced performers show their skills..
Anish Dharam will perform an instrumental piece accompanied by Aditya Phatak on tabla.
Then Aditya Phatak will perform a tabla solo accompanied by Anish.
Anish Dharam
Anish has been learning Harmonium under the guidance of Dr. Kedar Naphade, a senior disciple of Pt Tulsidas Borkar for the past three years. Prior to that, Anish leaned from Shri Hemant Kulkarni for over 7 years. Anish also learned Keyboard under the guidance of Shri Bobby Chatterjee.
Anish is 18 years old and a freshman at Brown University, Rhode Island. He is planning to major in Math, Computer Science and Music.
Anish has performed at various events in the US as well as in India. Marathi Vishwa’s various programs in NJ, Pandit Jasraj Institute’s Mewati Sangeet Parv in New York, here at Chandayan, and in Pune, Hyderabad in India.to name a few
Anish also sings in choir and he was a member of highly acclaimed JP Steven's Chamber choir. Anish has performed in various state and national-level honor choirs. He was also part of the high school Musical drama club and performed a major role in high school musicals Greece and Mama Mia!
Besides music, Anish enjoys reading, practicing Jiu Jitsu, and doing math.
Aditya Phatak
Aditya Phatak is a regular performer of tabla and Hindustani Classical Vocal music based out of the New York Metropolitan Area. He was initially inspired by his grandfather Deepak Phatak and guided by his uncle Shivraj Phatak. In February of 2008, he came under the loving mentorship of Pt. Samir Chatterjee in the formal Guru-Shishya (master-disciple) relationship. Since then, Aditya has had the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall,The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Woodstock Drum Boogie Festival. He has also performed twice on NYC Radio through the Brooklyn Raga Massive festival and had the opportunity to perform with world-renowned instrumentalists Pt. Barun Kumar Pal and Steve Gorn on tour in the Northeast United States. Notably, Aditya recorded tabla on the song “Abundance in Millets” which was commissioned by Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi and written by Indian-American singer-songwriters Falu and Gaurav Shah. The song was nominated for the 2024 Grammy Awards. Aditya also studied Hindustani Classical vocal music with Smt. Rucha Jambhekar for eleven years and is now studying vocal music with Shree Kiran Lele. When he’s not pursuing his passion for music, Aditya is a sophomore at Columbia University studying Applied Mathematics.