Sitar player Ashim Mallick was born and brought up in a family where music is the first passion. Ashim started learning Sitar at the age of 11, under the guidance of Sri Gobindo Bhatacharjee, a disciple of the late Ustad Md. Dabir Khan.
After initial training under him for about 7 years, Ashim got the opportunity to come in contact with Pt. Deepak Choudhury, the most prominent disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar and of the finest Sitar players of India today.
Since then Ashim is having extensive training and guidance from Pt. Choudhury specially in the Dhrupad and Beenkar style of the Maihar Gharana and has already made as one of the most talented Sitarists of future generation. His creative talent is noted not just in his recitals, but also in teaching technical and aesthetical aspects of Indian Classical Music among his students.
Ashim has performed in several prestigious music conferences within the country like Tan Sein Music Conference, Park Circus Music Conference (morning session), Bhawanipore Sangeet Sanmelan, Sur Sagar festival and conferences organized by Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre. His performances in the last couple of years has been highly appreciated by his listeners. Apart from his solo performances Ashim is found keen in assisting his celebrated Guru on many occasions.
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
