Suman Ghosh

Pandit Suman Ghosh
Pandit Suman Ghosh
Background information
Born	6 January 1967 (age 57)
Origin	India
Genres	Hindustani Classical Music, ; Mewati Gharana
Occupation(s)	Classical Vocalist
Website	Official site

Pandit Suman Ghosh is a Hindustani Classical Vocalist of the Mewati Gharana of Hindustani Classical Music. He is the founder and President of the Center for Indian Classical Music of Houston (CICMH). ^[1]

Early life[edit]

Pandit Suman Ghosh was born on 6 January 1967 to Smt. Monica Ghosh and Shri Biman Krishna Ghosh.^{[citation needed]}

Besides pursuing music, he has earned a Bachelor's and a master's degree from University of Calcutta.^{[citation needed]}

Career[edit]

Performance[edit]

Pandit Suman Ghosh gave his first full concert at the age of 12. He soon became one of the youngest ever artists in All India Radio to perform in three different genres. Ghosh performs as a part of the Mewati Gharana of Hindustani Classical music and has been bestowed the title of 'Acharya Varishta' by the Sangeet Martand in 2008.^[2]

As an established musician, he performs regularly all over the United States, Canada, Europe and India. In India, he has performed in events such as Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh, Saptak Annual Festival of Music and the Malhar Festival. He has also sung before Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, former President of India, both at Rashtrapati Bhavan in 2000 and during Dr. Kalam's visit to USA in 2011.^{[citation needed]}

Other Works[edit]

He has done research in ethnomusicology funded by many European and American organizations and has given several lectures on the complex art of the Indian Classical Music System. He was invited to present his research at the annual International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) conference held in Vienna, Austria in 1999, in celebration of 100 years of Sound Archiving.^[3]

He founded Center for Indian Classical Music of Houston (CICMH), Houston, USA, 2008.^{[citation needed]}

The Consulate General of India hosted a reception in his honor in 2016 to recognize his contributions as an ambassador of Indian Culture. He has also earned a Lifetime Achievement Award from the North American Bengali Conference in 2015.^{[citation needed]}

Awards and Recognitions[edit]

2016 - Reception by the Honorable Consul General of India in recognition of his work as a true Ambassador of Indian Culture^{[citation needed]}

2015

- LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, NABC (35th North American Bengali Conf), July 2015 "A Night of Musical Bliss", Times Of India,^{[citation needed]}

2014 -"Virtuoso performer" Concert Review, Times of India^{[citation needed]}

2011 - Proclamation from the Office of the Mayor of City of Sugar Land for Pt. Ghosh’s ‘tireless efforts and motivation on preserving and keeping the ancient Indian tradition alive for present and future generations’^{[citation needed]}

2010 - Tagore Award, India Culture Center of Houston and the Indian Consulate^{[citation needed]}

2008 -Acharya Varishtha, bestowed by Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj, 2008^{[citation needed]}