Swarnendu Mandal

Swarnendu Mandal (born 2000, Kolkata) is a sarod virtuoso and torchbearer of the Senia-Shahjahanpur gharana, known for its purist and melodious style. He began learning sarod at age 11 from Pandit Pranab Naha, then studied under the eminent Padmabhushan Pandit Buddhadev Dasgupta until the maestro's passing in 2018. He currently takes guidance from Ustad Abir Hussain. A scholar of the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, he won Gold at the National Youth Festival 2023 and is a B+ graded artiste of All India Radio. He has performed for two Presidents of India, the Railway Ministry of India, the Italian Consulate General, the Asia Music Summit (2020), and the Ministry of Sports & Culture, Taiwan (2019).