Welcome and thanks for your visit!

I am an Australian based sarod player and ethnomusicologist trained in the guru shishya parampara of Hindustani music by Pandit Ashok Roy, Professor Sachindranath Roy and Dr Ashok Ranade over many years in India and Australia. I have also taken guidance from sarodiyas Pandit Tejendra Narayan Mazumdar and Pandit Parthosarathi Choudhury. I am currently learning from the Kolkata based – Ustad Irfan Khan.

Here you can find some scribblings about my background, upcoming and recent performances, sound files, academic profile and research background, publications and other musical activities.

Whilst firmly committed to the tradition of Hindustani music and its performance, as an ethnomusicologist my musical interests are wide and extend to traditional, contemporary and intercultural music around the globe. Our trio Rasa Duende explores meeting points between Hindustani and Flamenco musics. It was a finalist for an ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Award) in 2013.

I also coordinate the Hindustani Music Collective Melbourne, a new initiative to build an international creative network.

As of August 2024 – this website is undergoing major reconstruction and updating of content. Some pages may be incomplete or missing while this in taking place. Thanks for your patience and keep checking back on the progress. There will be many more video and audio files of performances and recordings from around the world available as well an avalanche of new resources!