Indranil Mallick

Indranil Mallick, a promising Tabla player of rare skill, has already established himself both as a soloist and accompanist. Born to a family of genuine music connoisseurs, he received his initial training in Tabla when he was only five from his uncle, Sri Montu Mallick. Later he was trained by Prof. Dhabol Bandyapadhaya.From 1985 he was under the guidance of Sri Uttam Chakraborty, senior disciple of Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri.Now he is under the guidance of  Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri .

Indranil belongs to Luckhnow Gharana style of Tabla.
Among his numerous awards and distinctions in Tabla performance he stood first in the Yuva Utsav organized by the state Government of West Bengal. In 1997 he stood first in the prestigious Dover Lane Music Competition and earned "The Best Talent Of The Year; for 1996-97, trophy awarded by the H.M.V Music Corporation. Indranil holds a; Sangeet Visarad;, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music focused on Tabla, from the University of Chandigarh, which he earned in 1999.He also earned " Sangeet Kala Ratna; in the year 2006. This year 2015 he is the first Tabla player who got ;BHARAT RATNA PANDIT BHIMSEN JOSHI AWARD" from Gadag,the birth place of the Bhimsenji.

Indranil has also distinguished himself in cross-over collaborations with western
musicians including a recent project with Miles Davis Electric Band
Keeping a rigorous performance schedule, Indranil continues to perform with
renowned artists  in various music conferences in India and abroad. Some of these are The Dover Lane Music Conference in Kolkata, West Bengal State Music Academy Annual Convocation Concert, "The GolPark Rama Krishna Mission" Kolkata, Annual Conference of Spicmacay in AgartalaSangeet Gana Sabha in Visaka Pattanam, Spicmacay tour in Madhya Pradesh, Dadar Matunga Music conference, Mumbai (A Hundred years music organisatin), Baba Alauddin Khan Sangeet Samaraho, Maihar,Santipur Sangeet Sammelan, Kolkata, Nabarang Sangeet Sammelan, Kolkata, Kerala Music Festival, Music Festival in Patna and others….

In 2002 Indranil began international touring with performances in Europe, USA,
Canada, UK, Germany, Switzerland , Ukraine , Estonia, Russia, Austria and Holland. During these tours he represented India in many world renowned festivals. Some examples include The Open Baroque Festival in Estonia, The Musica Sacra International Festival in Germany, and the International Jazz and Blues festival in Austria.

Indranil is a grade ‘A’ artist of All India Radio, Kolkata where he is featured regularly on programs aired throughout India. He  holds a Master Degree in Economics from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata.