Ritu Raga Rang: Seasons through Ragas

Nishant is accompanied by Sri Udayaraj Karpur on tabla and Sri Surya Upadhyaya on harmonium. The concert is set in Sabha, a restored 160-year-old building in Shivaji Nagar, an intimate space well suited to a baithak-style evening of khayal. About the artist Nishant Panicker is a Hindustani vocalist of the Agra-Atrauli gharana and a disciple of the late Vidushi Lalith J. Rao. He received his early training from the late sarod maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath. At 15 he was a finalist in Naad Bhed, the national classical music talent search by SPIC MACAY and Doordarshan, and at 18 he was among the youngest recipients of the NCPA Hindustani Vocal Scholarship. He has performed at many prestigious venues across India and USA including the NCPA Mumbai, India International Centre Delhi, Bharat Bhavan Bhopal, Bangalore International Centre, Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Stanford University, Chinmaya Amarnath Pittsburgh and the Chhandayan Center in New York. He is also a regular performer in the music collective Sunaad. Facebook | Youtube | Insta