Vinay Desai - Santoor

Tejas Tope - Tabla

Join us at the Chhandayan Center for a North Indian instrumental concert on the Santoor. The concert will also be streamed live.

---

Vinay Desai

Initially, Vinay received knowledge in vocal/harmonium/tabla from Shafiq Rahman in his teens. After completing his college in both Pre-pharmaceutical science as well as Pre-Law in Delaware, Vinay sought out to learn Santoor in India. In 2011, with blessings and direct guidance of Padma Vibhushan Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Vinay began his studies under Takahiro Arai. He later moved back to USA to learn from Kunal Gunjal. To expand his knowledge in music, Vinay has learnt from different Maestros such as Parthasarathi Chatterjee, Jay Gandhiji, Suryaksha Deshpandejii.

Vinay learnt from Pandit Shivkumar Sharma until his passing. Vinay resides in Shanti Mandir, a beautiful Ashram located in Walden, NY.

---

Tejas Tope

Tejas Tope, based in New York, has studied under the tutelage of his Guru, Pandit Samir Chatterjee and has also received guidance from Ustad Zakir Hussain. Tejas has been performing extensively across the U.S. and globally as both a soloist and accompanist for the past 10 years.

Tejas Tope has also been learning Pakhawaj from Pandit Mohan Shyam Sharma, and has also had the opportunity to study with Pandit Manik Munde and Shri Pratap Awad.