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Anirban Bhattacharyya is a Hindustani classical vocalist of the Patiala Gharana and a Social Anthropologist from Kolkata. A senior disciple of Padmabhushan Ajoy Chakraborty, Anirban is a President of India Gold and Silver Medalist from All India Radio in Khayal and Thumri, and Champion in Thumri from State Music Academy in 2010. Anirban is also a National Scholar in Rabindra Sangeet and had the opportunity of learning from and performing with the legendary Kathak maestro Padma Vibhushan Birju Maharaj all over India and abroad. Anirban has been invited to perform in some of the most prestigious festivals in UK and has extensively toured USA, UK, South Africa, Malaysia, and Bangladesh and had the privilege of performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London along with Shankar Mahadevan. Anirban is presently pursuing PhD in Sociology from Shiv Nadar University.