Sitar Recital by Ms. Ankita Sarkar

Ankita Sarkar exhibited keen interest in music at the  age of four and started learning vocal from her father Sri Tamal Sarkar  and Shi Jayanta Sarkar. She was later placed under the tutelage of  Pandit Harashankar Bhattacharya for learning Sitar. (Disciple of Sitar  Maestro Ustad Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan ). Gradually she secured positions  in prestigious competition held all over India. She stood first at All  Instrument Doverlane Music Competition 2020, second at Vistar Music  Competition 2018 and at Murari Smriti Music Competition 2018. She got  first at State Youth Festival 2017 and second at West Bengal State Music  Academy, 2018. She has been performing at many concerts in Kolkata. She  also got selected at state level in AIR. Ankita got appreciation of  many legends of Indian Classical Music. She also got vocal training from  Pandit Nihar Ranjan Banerjee of Bishnupur Gharana. She has done  Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and Technology from  University of Engineering and Management and passed with distinction.