Bickram Ghosh

Bickram Ghosh (born 20 October 1966) is an Indian tabla player who performs Hindustani classical music and fusion music. His music is strongly influenced by thumri and khayal genres of the Patiala gharana. Ghosh is known to experiment and reinterpret music and culture; he dabbles in a vast repertoire of musical genres, from classical, rock, new-age, fusion to film music.

Early life

Ghosh was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to the tabla maestro Pandit Shankar Ghosh and classical vocalist, Sanjukta Ghosh. He studied at La Martiniere Calcutta and graduated in English from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and Masters in English Literature from Jadavpur University.

He started learning tabla from his father, Pandit Shankar Ghosh, who had played with Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.

Career

Ghosh has performed with well-known performers including Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and Pandit Ravi Shankar. He also performed in jugalbandis with his father in some concerts. Ghosh worked with George Harrison just before the ex-Beatle’s death.

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New kids on the block

The Hindu 18 Jun 2018

An early start ... La Baracca’s own works have been diverse ... Growing pains ... It will be performed by Choiti Ghosh, with whose Tram Theatre Trust Mukhopadhyaya has frequently collaborated on several object-theatre works ... This has resulted in the setting sail of a whopping eight works, now in various stages of production, including Kriti Pant and Bikram Ghosh’s Plasticity which was performed earlier this month at Harkat ... ....

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We lost Rituparno Ghosh too soon, says Mamata Banerjee

Mid Day 31 May 2018

Rituparno Ghosh. Remembering eminent filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh on his fifth death anniversary on Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee regretted that the world had lost him too soon ... Fondly remembering filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh on his death anniversary ... My sincere homage to the great soul," tweeted percussionist Bikram Ghosh, whose work for the film "Jal" was nominated for Oscars in 2014....

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It’s Play Time for Kids in the Capital

Indian Express 16 May 2018

IPL 2018, MI vs KXIP. Mumbai Indians win by 3 runsTwitterati troll Prakash Raj, ask him to 'come out of hiding' after Karnataka Election results'Race 3' trailer ... Umang Children’s Theatre Workshop ... Who. 7-14 years. Where ... When ... How much ... Some of Delhi’s finest theatre performers, Bikram Ghosh, Kriti Pant and Neel Chaudhuri of Tadpole Repertory, take students through the immersive experiences in the craft of making theatre....

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Rs 1L fellowship to be given to 5 young theatre artists

The Times of India 11 Feb 2018

Pune. Sahitya Rangabhoomi Pratisthan will award a fellowship of Rs1 lakh each to five young theatre artists, to encourage creativity and motivate young talent in theatre. The fellowships, named after Vijay Tendulkar and Satyadev Dubey, will be given to Bikram Ghosh, Ipshita Chakraborty Singh, Niranjan Pedanekar, Sapan Saran and Yugandhar Deshpande at Gharkul lawns on February 18. Each recipient will get 12 cheques, cashable every month....

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Movie Review: Perfect teamwork makes 'Aschhe Abar Shabor' enthralling

Merinews 21 Jan 2018

Prasenjit Chatterjee appropriately says, "Arindam Sil is a fantastic actor but he is a better director.". In Focus ... It's one of the best whodunits made in Bengali cinema ... Bikram Ghosh, who has earlier collaborated innumerable times with Sil has again shown his charisma with his musical composition and background score ... Arunima Ghosh, Anjana Basu and Mir play small but significant characters and look different from their earlier works ... ....

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Students empowered

Topix 11 Dec 2017

Accomplished. Papua New Guinea graduate students, with University of Tasmania staff Dr Stephen Ives and Dr Bikram Ghosh. Picture. Supplied More than 120 University of Tasmania graduands will march proudly through the streets of Burnie on Tuesday, to celebrate their academic achievements ... ....

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Relationship status: People are at the heart of the stories and politics of Neel Chaudhuri

Indian Express 11 Nov 2017

The other faces of Tadpole, actor-directors Bikram “Momo” Ghosh and Kriti Pant, stand out with their presence but Chaudhuri must be searched for in a crowd ... His shelves are heaped with books and LPs ... “He is the kind of director who expects actors to do their homework, and think for themselves,” says Ghosh. They founded Tadpole Repertory in 2009 though Chaudhuri, Ghosh and Pant had begun to make their mark together in 2007 ... Tags. Eye 2017....

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India’s 70th Independence Day celebrated

Sri Lanka News 16 Aug 2017

President Maithripala Sirisena participated as the Chief Guest of the cultural concert organized to mark 70th Independence Day celebrations of India, held at the BMICH, yesterday (15th Aug.). The music of the concert was performed by the famous Indian musician Bikram Ghosh and the President presented souvenirs to the musical group ... ....

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Movie review of Dhananjoy – was he a victim of media trial?

Merinews 13 Aug 2017

'Dhananjoy', the most anticipated film of the year finally released on the silver screen with a disclaimer that the film has no intentions of disrespecting any community, city or state. Basically, the movie is a 152 minute court-room drama ... Dhananjoy was finally passed by the Board just a day before its release. In Focus ... The two main pillars of the film are Sujoy Datta Roy's editing and background music by Bikram Ghosh ... ....

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Finding meaning in movement

The Hindu 01 Aug 2017

It is not just the adrenaline of live performance that keeps theatre-makers charged up and raring to go. The process they enter into while creating a play can be equally, if not more, invigorating ... Actions in lieu of words. Co-directors Neel Chaudhuri and Anirudh Nair were at hand ... The actors limbered up, and gargled up little storms. Among them was Bikram Ghosh (or Momo), a Tadpole pillar, or rock, or spine ... A fitting end ... ....

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Trinamool Congress ministers fail to show up at Bhubaneswar rally

The Times of India 11 Jan 2017

BHUBANESWAR ... Not a single TMC minister turned up at the meeting near Master Canteen, though West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee had on August 8 visited Bhubaneswar to oversee the preparations ... But our protest meeting was a big success ... Among those present in around 500 crowd were party's general secretary and parliamentarian Subrat Bakshi, MLAs Manas Bhuyan, Akhil Giri, Bikram Pradhan, Dinen Roy and Produt Ghosh ... RELATED....

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Legends of India Sangeet Mahotsav to pay tribute to late Pt. Shankar Ghosh

Newstrack India 17 Dec 2016

... 'Music of the Drums' will be played as the inaugural number followed by the thundering beats of a tabla solo by the maestro Bikram Ghosh....

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Heavy downpour chokes Kolkata city

The Times of India 04 Sep 2016

KOLKATA ... It was around 11.30am when the downpour took the city by surprise, virtually blinding motorists and sending pedestrians scamper for cover ... Anil Ghosh was on his way to Salt Lake from his Sovabazar home when his car broke down on Bidhannagar Road."I had to call a tow van to haul my car to a shop," said Ghosh. Another commuter, Bikram Das, spent over an hour to travel from Ultadanga to Beleghata, a 20-minute drive ... RELATED....

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