CONTEMPRORYTABLAPLAYER
SUDHANSHUMAHANT
INTRODUCTION:
GrandsonofGreatTableMasterLatePt.NarsingdasjiMahantofUjjain,Sudhanshu
Mahantistheson&DiscipleofPt.BalkrishnaMahant,whohimselfisadedicateddiscipleof
internationallyawarded and representative of Banaras Gharanas greatTabla Maestro
PadmavibhushanPt.KishanMaharajji,sudhanshumahantisalsoblessedtoreceivedtraining
frompt.kishanmaharajji.
Sudhanshuhasreceivedmusicinheritage.HeisthefifthrepresentativeofMahant
family’smusicaltradition.BeingGodgifted,havingproperGuidanceandduetohishardpractice,
SudhanshuisabletocreateandimpressivestatusamongtheyoungTablePlayers.Atalentwith
immenseuniquecompositionsasoldas250yearsoldandwiththecollaborationofyoung
globalmusic.
SudhanshuisLuckytogetblessingfrom PadmavibhushanPt.KishanMaharajji,UT.
ZakirHussain,Pt.RajanSajanMishra,ShreeGundechaBrothers,Pt.NandanMehta,Pt.Bhavani
Shankar,Dr.Purudadhich,ShreeSandipDas,Dr.AbanMistry.
AWARDS&LAURELS
• AwardedNationalScholarshipfromDeptt.ofCulture,GovtofIndia,NewDelhi.
• Clearedtheugc–NETcompetitiveexamforprofessorship
• GoldMedalistofPt.OmkarnathStateMusicCompetitionOrganizedbySangeetNatak
Academy,Ghandhinagar,Gujarat.
• MasterofPerforming Arts withdistinctionfrom MaharajaSayajiroaUniversityof
Baroda.
PERFORMANCES
HeisalsobeenInvitedbyvariousMusicalOrganizationstoPerform atdifferentPlaces
ofIndiansuchas:
• PerformedinsaptakMusicfestival,ahemedabad.
• Performedinmahamritunjaymusicfestival,varanasi
• BhartiyavidhyabhavanAndheri,Mumbai.
• Sankalpsaptakmusicfestival,ahemedabad
• SoloperformanceinPt.OmkarnathSangeetSamaroahbySangeetNatakAcademyat
Valsad.
• SoloPerformanceinSwamiHaripurushSangeetSamaroahatujjain.
• SoloPerformanceinAlliancefranceFestivalatMumbai.
• Neemranafoundationmusicfestival,NewDelhi.