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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 am currently learning from the Kolkata based – Ustad Irfan Khan and Pandit Sanjoy Bandopadhyay.

I have performed Hindustani Raga Music on sarod and recorded extensively in Australia, Asia and Europe, 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.

For 2024-2027 I am the Dr C.W.W. Kannangara Visiting Professor at the University of Visual and Performing Arts, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Previously I was the director of Musicology and Ethnomusicology at Monash University Melbourne. Over my academic career I worked at universities and research institutes in Australia and Asia. Currently I also coordinate the Hindustani Music Collective Melbourne, a new initiative to build an international creative network.

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

As of August 2026- 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!