Bhargav Mistry

Bhargav Mistry, a graduate in Industrial Design from the prestigious National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad (India), received his initial training in Hindustani classical vocal music from Madhuriben Khare from 1977 onwards. Since his passion was for sarod*, he learnt under Late Shri Sashikant Gundani, who introduced the instrument and taught him the basics in the early 1980s.

Later in 1991, he found a guru in Ustad Amjad Ali Khan from whom he gets inspirations and enrichment in this art till this date.

He has given numerous performances and lecture demonstrations over the years across the country and abroad. These have matured his playing, for which he was awarded Gold Medal for Sarod from Surnandan Bharati, Calcutta.

His first musical compositions were for a ballet based on a play by Kalidasa. Recently he created fusion music with Korean groups while on tour in Korea.

His recent compositions, based on Adi Shankaracharya's mystical verses, in duet with classical vocal artiste Aparna Panshikar, are deeply moving and unique insofar as Aparna's chanting is interwoven with sarod notes against a deft background of synthesizer. The sarod has a sound that is deep, rich and contemplative. When in tune with a clear and vibrant voice the total effect is transcendental.