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Subhodiip.. a.k.a Subhadip Das is a Sitarist from India. He lives in Kolkata, West Bengal. He had done B.E in Chemical Engineering and worked several years in Industrial Automation sector for two multinational companies. Then he completed his Masters in Instrumental Music from Rabindra Bharati University and working as a research scholar in Hindustani Classical Music. He promotes 'Prabhati', which he called a movement, that is an initiative to preserve and perform Morning Ragas in Hindustani Classical Music. He belongs to a musical family. His maternal grand father, Pandit Bimal Chakraborty was a direct and senior disciple of great rudra veena maestro from Senia Gharana Ustad Md. Dabir Khan Saheb, who was the last torchbearer of Mian Tansen. Bimal babu was almost blind and Dabir Khan saheb considered him as his son. his mother Smt. Bijoya Das was an excellent singer also learned from Dabir Khan saheb in her early ages. Later he learned from maestro of Indore Gharana Pandit Harashankar Bhattacharya for several years and also from his son Sree Deepsankar Bhattacharjee. He has a keen interest in folk forms, esp. baul music and baul philosophy of Bengal. He is the first sitarist who played older folk forms like Geetgovindam written by Jayadeva, with famous folk legend Sree Anathbandhu Ghosh. He had performed in many places in India. He believes in soulful music that gives joy and peace to the mind.