Suman Ghosh

Ghosh was born on 6 January 1967 to Smt. Monica Ghosh and Shri Biman Krishna Ghosh.^[2]

He earned a Bachelor's and a master's degree from the University of Calcutta.^[2]

Performance

Ghosh gave his first full concert at the age of 12. He performed as a part of the Mewati Gharana of Hindustani Classical music and was named 'Acharya Varishta' by the Sangeet Martand in 2008.^[2]

Other Works

Ghosh has conducted research in ethnomusicology and was invited to present his research at the annual International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) conference held in Vienna, Austria in 1999, in celebration of 100 years of Sound Archiving.^[3]

He founded the Centre for Indian Classical Music of Houston (CICMH), Houston, United States, 2008.^[4]

2016 – Reception by the Honourable Consul General of India in recognition of his work as a true Ambassador of Indian Culture^[5]

2015 - LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, NABC (35th North American Bengali Conf), July 2015 "A Night of Musical Bliss", Times of India,^[6]

2014 -"Virtuoso Performer" Concert Review, Times of India^{[citation needed]}

2011 – Proclamation from the Office of the Mayor of City of Sugar Land for Pt. Ghosh's ‘tireless efforts and motivation on preserving and keeping the ancient Indian tradition alive for present and future generations'^{[citation needed]}

2010 – Tagore Award, India Culture Centre of Houston and the Indian consulate^{[citation needed]}

2008 – Acharya Varishtha, bestowed by Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj, 2008^{[citation needed]}