ITC Sangeet Research Academy is a Hindustani classical music

Hindustani classical music

Hindustani classical music is the Hindustani or North Indian style of Indian classical music found throughout the northern Indian subcontinent. The style is sometimes called North Indian Classical Music or Shāstriya Sangeet...

 academy run by the corporate house, ITC Ltd.

ITC Ltd.

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. It is located in Kolkata

Kolkata

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, India

India

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. Noted musicians associated with the academy include Ulhas Kashalkar

Ulhas Kashalkar

Pandit Ulhas N Kashalkar is a noted Hindustani classical vocalist. He has received training in the Gwalior, Jaipur and Agra gharanas, and is considered a legitimate representative of all three schools.-Early life:...

. Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...

, legendary filmmaker, was one of the trustees.

History

ITC Sangeet Research Academy (ITC-SRA) was established in 1978 with the objective of preserving and promoting Hindustani Classical Music. Vijay Kichlu (Agra), of the celebrated vocal duo Kichlu Brothers, was the Founding Director. The academy has housed several great musicians and gurus of India ever since its inception. Hirabai Barodekar (Kirana gharana

Kirana Gharana

Kirana Gharana is one of the most prolific Hindustani khyal gharanas.-History:The name of this school of music derives from Kirana or Kairana, a town and tehsil of Muzzafarnagar District in Uttar Pradesh...

), Nissar Hussai Khan (Rampur Sahaswan), Nivrutti bua Sarnaik (Jaipur), Latafat Hussain Khan (Agra), Ajoy Chakraborty (Patiala), Arun Bhaduri, and Ulhas Kashalkar (Gwalior) are some of the prominent musicians who have served or continue to serve as gurus. The academy has also produced a string of performers such as Ajoy Chakraborty, Rashid Khan, Arun Bhaduri, Shubhra Guha, Kaushiki Chakraborty, Shashank Maktedar, Omkar Dadarkar, Samarth Nagarkar, Arshad Ali Khan, Shantanu Bhattacharya, Anirudh Bhattacharya, Abir Hussain (Sarod), Supratik Sen Gupta (Sitar) and many more.

Research

The academy carries out research in Hindustani classical music in order to restore some of the undocumented works by the maestros.

Annual festival

The academy organises a classical music festival called as ITC SRA Sangeet Sammelan

ITC SRA Sangeet Sammelan

ITC SRA Sangeet Sammelan is an annual Indian classical music festival organised by ITC Sangeet Research Academy held in various cities in India....

every year in all major cities in India. These Sammelans showcase the best of their talent and also present the greatest musicians of the country. They also organise the ITC SRA Mini Sangeet Sammelan in smaller cities.