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PRASHANT & NISHANT MALLICK (MALLICK BROTHERS)- Dhrupad vocal.

BRIEF BIODATA

Prashant Nishant Mallick popularly known as 'Mallick Brothers' belong to the illustrious Darbhanga Dhrupad tradition and represent the unbroken 13th Generation of this 450 year old musical lineage. The Mallick Brothers are currently one of the most sought after Dhrupad vocalist of our Country also one of the foremost torch-bearer of Dhrupad music. Mallick Brothers have taken training in music from their father Dhrupad maestro Pt. Prem Kumar Mallick & grandfather Dhrupad legend Pt. Vidur Mallick. With the melodious voice and powerful vocal style they  are considered to be one of the leading exponents of Gauhar bani & Khandar bani Dhrupad. Apart from the traditional compositions Mallick Brothers have sung and composed padas (lyrics) of many medieval poets including Kabirdas, Swami Haridas, Tulsidas in Dhrupad form. They also have composed and sung many composition written by eminent Poet Sh. Ashok Jamnani.

Following Awards and accolades are conferred to them including:

1. National Award: The Central Sangeet Natak Akademi's prestigious 'Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuwa Award' for the year 2013-14.

2. Bihar State Award 'Bihar Kala Puruskar' 2015 given by the honorable Chief Minister of Bihar Sh. Nitish Kumar.

3. 'Pandit Manmohan Bhatt Memorial Award' 2017 given by the Padmabhushan Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.

4. The National Award Maharana Mewar Foundation 2018- 'Dagar Gharana Award' in the field of Music given by the Maharaja Shriji Arvind Singh Ji Mewar of Udaipur.

5. 'Dhrupad Naad Ratna Award' 2016 given by the International Dhrupad Dham Trust, Jaipur.

6. The 'Junior Fellowship Award' by the Ministry of culture, Government of India for the year 2014-15.

7. 'Surmani' Title by the prestigious Sur Sringar Samsad, mumbai  to name a few.

8. 'A' Grade Artist of All India Radio & Doordarshan since 2011.

9. 'Padmashri Pandit Siyaram Tiwari Birth Centenary Yuwa Award' by the Padmashri Pt. Siyaram Tiwari Foundation, Patna for the year 2019.

10. 'President Award' at the All India Radio National Music competition in 2001 in Dhrupad vocal - Gold Medal.

11. Guruma Kamla Devi Gangani memorial Award- Kala Award - 2019

Mallick Brothers have conducted several music workshops in India and abroad also have been invited at many prestigious seminars as speaker/expert including ITC SRA International seminar at NCPA, Mumbai regularly. They are also in the expert committee of several Art & Culture organizations like A.I.R, Doordarshan, Dhrupad Kendra, Gwalior, NCPA Mumbai to name a few. They are also an empanelled Artist of ICCR, New Delhi. The duo  have performed at almost all the National music festivals. They have been regularly invited by the SPICMACAY for lecture-demonstration and performances in various schools & colleges including International Convention & State convention programmes.

Thr Mallick Brothers have been touring abroad since 1999 and have visited around 25 countries till now. They have formed a Dhrupad school named as 'Pandit Vidur Mallick Dhrupad Academy' at Prayagraj for the promotion, propagation and teaching of Dhrupad music.