Ramprapanna Bhattacharya

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Ramprapanna Bhattacharya is an Indian classical sitarist of the Etawah Gharana.

He began his sitar training at the age of six from his father in Kolkata, India. He also received musical training from Kashinath Mukherjee[1] and Arvind Parikh,[2] both senior disciples of Vilayat Khan.

He is the recipient of a scholarship from the Ministry of Culture, India.[3] He has performed and given workshops in different cities in India including Kolkata,[4][5][6] Hyderabad,[7][8] Mumbai, Nagpur,[9] Ahmedabad,[10][11] Delhi, Bhopal, Puna, Jaipur, Ajmer, Satara and out of India, notably United Kingdom including London, Peterborough, Edinburgh,[12][13][14] Glasgow, Chelmsford, Leeds[15][16] etc. Ramprapanna obtained bachelor's degrees in Electronics & Communication Engineering[17][18] and also has a corporate job.

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  8. ^ "Tarang 6th Concert". Tarang Hyderabad. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Fine Tribute". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
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  12. ^ "Sitar Concert". Yoga-edinburgh.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
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