Mitra combines the Dagar style of “Alaapchari” with the Betia style of Dhrupad and Dhamar (music).
Early life
Pandit Falguni Mitra was initiated into music by his father, Sangeetacharya Shib Mitra, at the age of five.[4]
Education and work
Falguni Mitra completed his Intermediate from St. Xaviers College, Kolkata; Bachelor's Degree from Vivekananda College, University of Madras and then earned a master's degree in Philosophy from the University of Madras.
Mitra had a career in management with a multinational, Cookson Group PLC.[specify] Along with his professional career, he also pursued music and took it to an extent which was to be soon recognized as his own rendition of Dhrupad,[by whom?] in India and across the world.
Pandit Falguni Mitra is a performer in the Indian music circuit. He is known for his mastery in the Dhrupad style of the Betia Banaras Gharana along with the Dagar alap style[by whom?].[3][by whom?] He sings alap, nomtom and Dhrupad compositions in all the four Banis, namely, Gaurhar, Dagur, Nauhar and Khandar. He avoids splitting the words during upaj[what language is this?] and thereby preserves the poetic integrity of those compositions. He is also known to sing many rare ragas in the Dhrupad style.
Classical Music programme organised by Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad and Rotary Club (Kolkata) on 15th October 2012 at Parishad Sabhaghar
Aesthetics of Music organized by Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, Kolkata in April 2022.
32nd Annual Musical Festival of Sangeet Piyasi, December 2023
Notable works
Program in collaboration with Smt. S. Sowmya on original Hindustani and Carnatic songs followed by Rabindranath Tagore's compositions on the same, Music Academy, Chennai. 1996 [citation needed]
Pandit Mitra composed music for Smt. Rukmini Devi Arundale, dance ballet Meera of Mewar at Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai, 1985.[8][1]
