Lakshay Mohan
Lakshay Mohan
Sitar
7 Renditions • 1 h 4 m
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PLAYS
Sitar
GHARANA
Maihar
GURUS
Pt. Balwant Rai Veema
Pt. Uma Shankar Mishra
Pt. Tejendra Narayan Majumdar
Lakshay Mohan is a sitar player who performs in duet with his brother Aayush Mohan on the sarod; the Mohan Brothers were the first musicians to represent India at the Grammy Museum, Los Angeles. Their sitar-sarod jugalbandi has won critical acclaim, and India Today hailed the duo as 'harbingers of Classical music'. They are known for connecting with all kinds of listeners while preserving traditional repertoire and techniques, and for taking classical music to the mainstream. They were initiated into classical music at a young age by Pt. Balwant Rai Veema, senior-most disciple of Bharat Ratna Pt. Ravi Shankar. Lakshay studied with Pt. Uma Shankar Mishra and Aayush with Padma Bhushan Sharan Rani, and both have also studied extensively with Pt. Tejendra Narayan Majumdar. Learning from two generations of gurus has given them a grounding in the intricacies of the Senia-Maihar gharana. After hearing them in 2012, Pt. Ravi Shankar decided to launch them in the United States under the Ravi Shankar Foundation. Described as the only long-standing classical duet of two different instruments, they have appeared on television shows such as 'Good Day New York' on FOX TV, USA, and have given several TEDx Talks to spread cultural awareness among young people.