Shyam Sundar Goswami () is an Indian classical

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, trained in

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Early life

Goswami's father was Pravupada Dwijendranath Goswami, a spiritual teacher (''

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'') and

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scholar. Shyam received his first musical training from his mother, Maya Goswami, after which he was trained by Jadunath Chakraborty and Madan Mohan Thakur. He studied

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Rabindra Bharati University Rabindra Bharati University is a public research university in Kolkata, India. It was founded on 8 May 1962, under the Rabindra Bharati Act of the Government of West Bengal in 1961, to mark the birth centenary of the poet Rabindranath Tagore. I ...

, graduating with an

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. He studied his M.A. in

khyal Khyal or Khayal (ख़याल / خیال) is a major form of Hindustani classical music in the Indian subcontinent. Its name comes from a Persian language, Persian/Arabic language, Arabic word meaning "imagination". Khyal is associated with rom ...

at the same university.

Career

Goswami's repertoire includes khayals,

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s and

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s, as well as medieval songs (prabandh sangeet,

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s). He has mastered the songs of " Geet Govind", a work of poetry and songs by

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. Official Website of Pt. Shyam Sundar Goswami In recognition of his musical research, he was awarded a scholarship from the

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, and worked at La Cite Internationale Das Arts in Paris. The Google Site of Pt. Shyam Sundar Goswami Pandit Shyam Sundar Goswami-02

Goswami has performed in India and in

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, Morocco, and South Africa. His first CD album, ''Peace and Harmony'', was released on 24 April 2006. In February 2017, Goswami performed Hindustani classical music at the "Sacrées Journeés de Strasbourg" festival in France, where an international program of musicians presented traditional music indigenous to their countries. Goswami has conducted workshops in various educational institutions in India and abroad, including Le College des Cordeliers Dinan (France), Rabindra Maitree University, Islamic University (Bangladesh), and

(Kolkata, India).

Awards

In 2018, Goswami was awarded the Association Drapeau de la Paix in Marseille, France, and the Kabi Krishnadas Kabiraj Samman.

References

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