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Ajit SinghAjit Singh
The virtuoso from the ancient holy city of Varanasi (Benares) has been studying classical sitar since he was a child, following a long family tradition which over countless generations has produced many great masters (pandits, in Hindi) of Indian stringed instruments.

His first musical guru, in fact, was his highly celebrated grandfather, the late Thakur Mahadev Singh, who in his time was known throughout India as "Sitaria Baba," the saint of sitar. Later, he came under the guidance of his father, Ranjit Singh, who gained equal fame as master of the sarod, unlike the sitar a fretless instrument plucked with a coconut shell. And finally, before embarking on his own illustrious career, he attended the master classes of his eminent uncle, Dr. Rajbhan Singh, former dean and head of the music department of Benares Hindu University, and one of India’s greatest virtuosos of the sitar and surbahar, a larger, more sonorous version of the sitar.

Ajit has nonetheless garnered an impressive list of concert appearances. He has given numerous performances in INDIA and around the world . He has been a featured artist at many prestigious organizations and events .

The Fine Art Society - cochin , Kerala has honored him with prestigious title of ' Pandit ' .

Most recently, Ajit was nominated among top 10 in the list of classical musicians on MP3 .com and he is on the list of to rated artists .

As lead performer at a unique concert held at New Delhi’s Bal Bhawan, a landmark institution for the enhancement of youth education established by India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, Pandit Ajit played to a record audience of 15,000 people. As a reviewer wrote after one of Ajit’s concerts, "His music soars to the heavens on the zephyr-like strings of his sitar."

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