Chhandayan Video Archive is a treasure house of exclusive recordings from Chhandayan concerts and events presented over the course of several decades. The performers and performances featured in these recordings are equally special. We are making them available to for the purpose of education and appreciation.

By the subject/instrument (in alphabetical order)

Bansuri

November 9, 2019: Eric Fraser (bansuri)-1st half; Snehesh Nag (sitar)-2nd half, Narendra Budhakar (tabla)
July 22, 2017: Jay Gandhi (bansuri), Dibyarka Chatterjee (tabla)
September 26, 2015: Abhik Mukherjee (sitar), Jay Gandhi (bansuri) and Samir Chatterjee (tabla)
May 20, 2017: Nash Naubert (bansuri) and Samir Chatterjee (tabla)
March 28, 2015: Steve Gorn (bansuri), Samir Chatterjee (tabla)

Hansaveena

June 11, 2016: Barun Kumar Pal (hansaveena), Ray Spiegel (tabla)

Santoor

August 26, 2017: Vinay Desai (santoor), Tejas Tope (tabla)

Sarod

November 20, 2021: Anirban Dasgupta (sarod), Samir Chatterjee (tabla)
November 9th, 2013: Anirban Dasgupta (sarod) and Anshubha Banerjee (tabla)
September 28, 2013: Apratim Mazumdar (sarod) and Amit Chatterjee (tabla)
June 9, 2018: Indrayudh Majumdar (sarod) and Samir Chatterjee (tabla)
March 17, 2018: Ranajit Sengupta (sarod) and Samir Chatterjee (tabla)

Sitar

March 24, 2018: Abhik Mukherjee (sitar), Dibyarka Chatterjee (tabla)
September 26, 2015: Abhik Mukherjee (sitar), Jay Gandhi (bansuri) and Samir Chatterjee (tabla)
December 4, 2021: Hidayat Khan - sitar, Samir Chatterjee (tabla)
August 25, 2018: Chhandayan Tabla Ensemble, Hidayat Khan (sitar), Monir Hussain (tabla)
July 27, 2013: Josh Feinberg (sitar) and Nitin Mitta (tabla)
October 27, 2018: Kalyanjit Das (sitar), Samir Chatterjee (tabla)
November 9, 2019: Eric Fraser (bansuri)-1st half; Snehesh Nag (sitar)-2nd half, Narendra Budhakar (tabla)
October 7, 2017: Partha Bose (sitar), Dibyarka Chatterjee (tabla)

Tabla

April 14, 2022: Biplab Bhattacharya - tabla solo

Vocal

July 16, 2022: Immanuelle Martin (vocal), Bala Skandan (Mridangam, Kanjira), Siddharth Ashokkumar (violin)
May 16, 2015: Immmanuelle Martin (vocal), Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam), and Anjana Swaminathan (violin)
April 21, 2013: Kaivalya Kumar Gaurav (vocal), Samir Chatterjee (tabla), Partha Mukherjee (harmonium) and Benjamin
Stewart (tanpura)
April 2, 2016: Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik (vocal), Amod Dandavate (tabla), Malini Majumdar (harmonium) and
Shankhadeep Chakraborty (tanpura)
November 12, 2016: Nagraj Rao Havaldar (vocal), Samir Chatterjee (tabla), Sameer Havaldar (harmonium),
The concert opened with a tabla solo by Kedarnath Havaldar accompanied by Sameer Havaldar
May 22, 2016: Naseeruddin Saami (vocal), Samir Chatterjee (tabla). It was a morning concert
June 4, 2016: Nirmalya Dey (vocal - Dhrupad), Mohan Shyam (Pakhawaj)
July 21, 2013: Rajyasree Ghosh (vocal), Samir Chatterjee (tabla) and Rohan Prabhudesai (harmonium)
November 8, 2014: Rita Ganguly (vocal), Samir Chatterjee (tabla) and Andrew Schantz (harmonium)
November 14, 2015: Roopa Mahadevan (vocal), Ranjna Swaminathan (mridangam) and Anjana Swamonathan (violin)
September 22, 2018: Sanjoy Banerjee (vocal), Samir Chatterjee (tabla) and Namami Karmakar (harmonium)
September 21, 2019: Sanghamitra Chatterjee (vocal), Dibyarka Chatterjee (tabla), Xander Naylor (guitar) and
Manoj Barua (violin)
October 3, 2015: Sarathi Chatterjee (vocal), Asish Sengupta (tabla) and Sumit Mishra (harmonium)
May 2, 2015: Vidyadhar Vyas (vocal), Samir Chatterjee (tabla) and Stanley Scott (harmonium)

World Music

December 15, 2018: Xander Naylor’s band Sound Machine

By the name of performer (in alphabetical order)

March 24, 2018: Abhik Mukherjee (sitar), Dibyarka Chatterjee (tabla)
November 20, 2021: Anirban Dasgupta - sarod, Samir Chatterjee - tabla
November 9th, 2013: Anirban Dasgupta (sarod), Anshubha Banerjee (tabla)
September 28, 2013: Apratim Mazumdar (sarod), Amit Chatterjee (tabla)
June 11, 2016: Barun Kumar Pal (hansaveena), Ray Spiegel (tabla)
April 14, 2022: Biplab Bhattacharya - tabla solo
August 25, 2018: Chhandayan Tabla Ensemble and Hidayat Khan (sitar) with Monir Hussain (tabla)
November 9, 2019: Eric Fraser (bansuri)-1st half; Snehesh Nag (sitar)-2nd half, Narendra Budhakar (tabla)
December 4, 2021: Hidayat Khan - sitar, Samir Chatterjee - tabla
July 16, 2022: Immanuelle Martin - vocal, Bala Skandan - Mridangam, Kanjira, Siddharth Ashokkumar - violin
May 16, 2015: Immanuelle Martin (vocal), Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam) and Anjana Swaminathan (violin)
June 9, 2018: Indrayudh Majumdar (sarod) and Samir Chatterjee (tabla)
July 22, 2017: Jay Gandhi (bansuri) and Dibyarka Chatterjee (tabla)
July 27, 2013: Josh Feinberg (sitar) and Nitin Mitta (tabla)
April 21, 2013: Kaivalya Kumar Gaurav (vocal), Samir Chatterjee (tabla), Partha Mukherjee (harmonium) and Benjamin
Stewart (tanpura)
October 27, 2018: Kalyanjit Das (sitar), Samir Chatterjee (tabla)
April 2, 2016: Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik (vocal), Amod Dandavate (tabla), Malini Majumdar (harmonium) and
Shankhadeep Chakraborty (tanpura)
November 12, 2016: Nagraj Rao Havaldar (vocal), Samir Chatterjee (tabla), Sameer Havaldar (harmonium)
The concert opened with a tabla solo by Kedarnath Havaldar accompanied by Sameer Havaldar
May 20, 2017: Nash Naubert (bansuri), Samir Chatterjee (tabla)
May 22, 2016: Naseeruddin Saami (vocal), Samir Chatterjee (tabla). It was a morning concert
June 4, 2016: Nirmalya Dey (vocal - Dhrupad), Mohan Shyam (Pakhawaj)
October 7, 2017: Partha Bose (sitar), Dibyarka Chatterjee (tabla)
July 21, 2013: Rajyasree Ghosh (vocal), Samir Chatterjee (tabla) and Rohan Prabhudesai (harmonium)
March 17, 2018: Ranajit Sengupta (sarod) and Samir Chatterjee (tabla)
November 8, 2014: Rita Ganguly (vocal), Samir Chatterjee (tabla) and Andrew Schantz (harmonium)
November 14, 2015: Roopa Mahadevan (vocal), Ranjna Swaminathan (mridangam) and Anjana Swamonathan (violin)
September 21, 2019: Sanghamitra Chatterjee (vocal), Dibyarka Chatterjee (tabla), Xander Naylor (guitar) and
Manoj Barua (violin)
September 22, 2018: Sanjoy Banerjee (vocal), Samir Chatterjee (tabla) and Namami Karmakar (harmonium)
October 3, 2015: Sarathi Chatterjee (vocal), Asish Sengupta (tabla) and Sumit Mishra (harmonium)
March 28, 2015: Steve Gorn (bansuri) and Samir Chatterjee (tabla)
September 26, 2015: The Amazing Trio - Samir Chatterjee (tabla), Abhik Mukherjee (sitar) and Jay Gandhi (bansuri)
May 2, 2015: Vidyadhar Vyas (vocal), Samir Chatterjee (tabla) and Stanley Scott (harmonium)
August 26, 2017: Vinay Desai (santoor) and Tejas Tope (tabla)
December 15, 2018: Xander Naylor’s band Sound Machine

By the date of performance

July 16, 2022: Immanuelle Martin - vocal, Bala Skandan - Mridangam, Kanjira, Siddharth Ashokkumar - violin
April 14, 2022: Biplab Bhattacharya - tabla solo
December 4, 2021: Hidayat Khan - sitar, Samir Chatterjee - tabla
November 20, 2021: Anirban Dasgupta - sarod, Samir Chatterjee - tabla
November 9, 2019: Eric Fraser (bansuri)-1st half; Snehesh Nag (sitar)-2nd half, Narendra Budhakar (tabla)
September 21, 2019: Sanghamitra Chatterjee (vocal), Dibyarka Chatterjee (tabla), Xander Naylor (guitar) and
Manoj Barua (violin)
December 15, 2018: Xander Naylor’s band Sound Machine
October 27, 2018: Kalyanjit Das (sitar) and Samir Chatterjee (tabla)
September 22, 2018: Sanjoy Banerjee (vocal), Samir Chatterjee (tabla) and Namami Karmakar (harmonium)
August 25, 2018: Chhandayan Tabla Ensemble and Hidayat Khan (sitar) with Monir Hussain (tabla)
June 9, 2018: Indrayudh Majumdar (sarod) and Samir Chatterjee (tabla)
March 24, 2018: Abhik Mukherjee (sitar) and Dibyarka Chatterjee (tabla)
March 17, 2018: Ranajit Sengupta (sarod) and Samir Chatterjee (tabla)
October 7, 2017: Partha Bose (sitar) and Dibyarka Chatterjee (tabla)
August 26, 2017: Vinay Desai (santoor) and Tejas Tope (tabla)
July 22, 2017: Jay Gandhi (bansuri) and Dibyarka Chatterjee (tabla)
May 20, 2017: Nash Naubert (bansuri) and Samir Chatterjee (tabla)
November 12, 2016: Nagraj Rao Havaldar (vocal), Samir Chatterjee (tabla), Sameer Havaldar (harmonium)
Kedarnath Havaldar opened the concert with a tabla solo, accompanied by Sameer Havaldar
June 4, 2016: Nirmalya Dey (vocal - Dhrupad) and Mohan Shyam (Pakhawaj)
June 11, 2016: Barun Kumar Pal (hansaveena) and Ray Spiegel (tabla)
May 22, 2016: Naseeruddin Saami (vocal) and Samir Chatterjee (tabla). It was a morning concert
April 2, 2016: Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik (vocal), Amod Dandavate (tabla), Malini Majumdar (harmonium) and
Shankhadeep Chakraborty (tanpura)
November 14, 2015: Roopa Mahadevan (vocal), Ranjna Swaminathan (mridangam) and Anjana Swamonathan (violin)
October 3, 2015: Sarathi Chatterjee (vocal), Asish Sengupta (tabla) and Sumit Mishra (harmonium)
September 26, 2015: The Amazing Trio - Samir Chatterjee (tabla), Abhik Mukherjee (sitar) and Jay Gandhi (bansuri)
May 16, 2015: Immanuelle Martin (vocal), Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam) and Anjana Swaminathan (violin)
May 2, 2015: Vidyadhar Vyas (vocal), Samir Chatterjee (tabla) and Stanley Scott (harmonium)
March 28, 2015: Steve Gorn (bansuri) and Samir Chatterjee (tabla)
November 8, 2014: Rita Ganguly (vocal), Samir Chatterjee (tabla) and Andrew Schantz (harmonium)
November 9th, 2013: Anirban Dasgupta (sarod) and Anshubha Banerjee (tabla)
September 28, 2013: Apratim Mazumdar (sarod) and Amit Chatterjee (tabla)
July 27, 2013: Josh Feinberg (sitar) and Nitin Mitta (tabla)
July 21, 2013: Rajyasree Ghosh (vocal), Samir Chatterjee (tabla) and Rohan Prabhudesai (harmonium)
April 21, 2013: Kaivalya Kumar Gaurav (vocal), Samir Chatterjee (tabla), Partha Mukherjee (harmonium) and Benjamin
Stewart (tanpura)

Special Projects

Rabi-Shashtriya presentation on October 23rd 2011 at the University of Pittsburgh featuring Samarth Nagarkar (vocal), Nidrita Mitra Sinha (vocal), Anirban Dasgupta (sarod), Stephen Cellucci (tabla), Asish Sinha (tabla) and Trina Basu (violin).

Fulfillment of Love presented on October 25, 2014 held at Chhandayan Center for Indian Music, NYC featuring Sanghamitra Chatterjee, Rajyasree Ghosh and Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik (vocal), Ramesh Misra (sarangi), Kedar Naphade (harmonium), Jay Gandhi (bansuri), Samir Chatterjee (tabla, script and narration) and Dibyarka Chatterjee (narration).

Splendor of Spring presented on April 11th, 2015 at the Chhandayan Center for Indian Music, NYC featuring Parthasarathi Desikan (vocal), Indrani Chakraborty (vocal), Sankhadeep Chakraborty (vocal), Amod Dandavate (tabla) and a chorus. The project was created and narrated by Samir Chatterjee.

Masterclass

Tala Acquaintance Masterclass conducted by Prof. Samir Chatterjee on November 10th 2019 held at Chhandayan Center for Indian Music, NYC.