BIOGRAPHY
Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik is an exponent of Hindustani Classical vocal music. She has performed in different prestigious venues in North America, Europe and India.
She is the director of Ethnomedia Music Studio where she trains students of music.
She started her training in music at a very early age from Sri Ajit Dutta, followed by extensive training from Late Shree Biren Phukan in Guahati, Assam.Subsequently she received training from Srimati Meera Banerjee, the Kolkata based noted vocalist. Since 1984, Mitali was under the tutelage of late Padmabhushan Pandit V. G. Jog, the famous violin maestro.Pandit Jog's vast and extensive experience in the different musical styles and traditions has helped Mitali to blend the best of few Gharanas in her music in contrast to sticking to a single traditional Gharanas style. This has been the essence of Pandit Jog's philosophy in music and training methodology. Currently she is expanding her repertoire in semi-classical (Thumri, Dadra, Kajri, Chaiti, Hori, etc.) music from Smt. Dalia Rahut, a senior disciple of Smt. Girija Devi.
Mitali has performed in several concerts at prestigious venues in India, USA, UK, Amsterdam, and Germany and she has recently performed in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in Australia. A detailed list and information on career, please visit her website at mitalibhawmik.com. Her melodious voice and perfect rendition of the "ragas" have won her numerous laurels and appreciation from listeners and institutions. She also performed as a playback singer in Mira Nair’s acclaimed 2006 Indo-American drama film “The Namesake” (based on Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel ‘The Namesake’) which was released in USA in 2007.
She has four CD albums of pure classical and semi-classical music (Thumri, Dadra, Kajri, Hori etc.), among others, to her credit. In her debut album Vandana, she was accompanied on the violin by her Guru Padmabhushan Pandit V.G.Jog.
Mitali is the Director of ‘Ethnomedia Music Studio’ (two centers in NJ, at Bridgewater & at Bharat Sevashram Sangha, Kendal Park) where she teaches and promotes Hindustani Classical Music to the younger generation in USA. She and her students have won the prestigious New Jersey Council of the Arts grant for 7 years.
She is the recipient of the 2021 Excellence in the Arts Award from the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission.
Mitali also founded ‘Raag-Rang’, a non-profit organization which is promoting music in the community by arranging concerts by musicians from USA and India.
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