SICPA Classsical Music Festival 2022 (Young Maestros Series)

Babita Malakar is presently a student of ITC Sangeet  Research Academy under the guru Pandit Uday Bhawalkar. She stood first  in Dhrupad at West Bengal State Music Academy in the Year 2018, Murari  Smriti Sangeet Sammelan in 2018, All India Children Conference in the  years 2016 & 2014 and at State Student Youth Development Authority  in 2009 & 2007. She stood second at State Student Youth Development  Authority in 2011. She stood second & third respectively in Khayal  & Nazrul Sangeet at All India Children Conference in 2013. She has  completed 5th year from Prachin Kala Kendra.

Bodhimon Dasgupta is a MA Gold Medalist from Rabindra Bharati  University. He is a recipient of several prizes at Nirod Baran Memorial,  All Chetla Murari Smriti Sangeet Competition, All Bengal Eccha Puran  Utsav etc to name a few. He is Sangeet Visharad from Pracheen Kala  Kendra Chandigarh. He is undergoing Tabla training at Taalsen Academy  that was founded by Late Pandit Shubhankar Banerjee.

Ankita Sarkar exhibited keen interest in music at the  age of four and started learning vocal from her father Sri Tamal Sarkar  and Shi Jayanta Sarkar. She was later placed under the tutelage of  Pandit Harashankar Bhattacharya for learning Sitar. (Disciple of Sitar  Maestro Ustad Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan ). Gradually she secured positions  in prestigious competition held all over India. She stood first at All  Instrument Doverlane Music Competition 2020, second at Vistar Music  Competition 2018 and at Murari Smriti Music Competition 2018. She got  first at State Youth Festival 2017 and second at West Bengal State Music  Academy, 2018. She has been performing at many concerts in Kolkata. She  also got selected at state level in AIR. Ankita got appreciation of  many legends of Indian Classical Music. She also got vocal training from  Pandit Nihar Ranjan Banerjee of Bishnupur Gharana. She has done  Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and Technology from  University of Engineering and Management and passed with distinction.