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			Young tabla player Sri Pran Gopal Bandopadhyay is the son of great Tabla Maestro Pandit Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay, of Benaras Gharana. He was born and brought up with in the walks of rhythm. He has started his initial training from his illustrious father at the tender age of four and continued his taleem till today. He has every quality to establish himself as a very promising classical table player in the 21st Century.

	He is a first class holder in M.A. (Music) of “RABINDRA BHARATI UNIVERSITY” (Calcutta). In the year of 2002, he has received two prestigious awards, in the month of February he has got the NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP and also in December he has been awarded the second prize in the ALL INDIA RADIO MUSIC COMPETITION in tabla. And he was also awarded PANDIT NIKHIL GHOSH MEMORIAL, promising artistic award from Mumbai, in the month of January 2003.

	Pran Gopal has already earned appreciation from music lovers as well as reputed musicians for his. Brilliant solo performance with his father and on his own, also, at many prestigious music conferences, such as RADHIKA MOHAN FOUNDATION, SAPTASUR, SWARGANGA. SANGEET PIYASI, JULANBARI etc. He has bright promising future ahead. Within a short period he has already gain appreciation for his auspicious accompaniment with some of the elegant music I personalities such as Pandit V G JOG, Pandit A Kanan, Pandit Manilal Nag, Smt. Purnima Chowdhury, etc. He is now a “B-high” grade tabla artiste of ALL INDIA RADIO and DOORDARSHAN.

HINDUSTAN TIMES: As described by music loving scribes Pran Gopal, along with father Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay impressed with the traditional purity of Gifford which has lost its identity now.

THE TELEGRAPH: Heart warming humility coupled with competence highlighted young aspiring tabla player Pran Gopal Bandopadhyay’s debut in a jugalbandi with guru