About

History

SwarDarbar, Inc. was founded by Pandit Sandip Bhattacharjee and Susmita Chakraborty, and Marcia Miller. Together, they recognized the importance of preserving, advancing and flourishing these rare and precious artistic traditions, by:
 

  • Offering authentic Gurukul training for students of all ages, within traditional lineages, at the SwarDarbar Academy of Indian Arts, in the authentic Guru Shishya tradition, in both the U.S. and India
  • Offering side-by-side performance opportunities for qualified students, with current Masters
  • Being the principal resource for education and information within Indian classical vocal arts
  • Being the leading resource for the most talented Indian classical vocal artists, including highly talented yet unknown artists who are unknown due to their poverty circumstances, within the performance context
  • Offering cultural exchange opportunities (India and U.S.) for education within the culture that fosters these extraordinary arts

Our Team

Core Team Members of SwarDarber

SwarDarbar - Pandit Sandip Bhattacharjee
Pandit Sandip Bhattacharjee
Founder , President & Guru
SwarDarbar - Susmita Chakraborty
Susmita Chakraborty
Founder , Vice president , Guru and Treasurer
SwarDarbar - Esha Bawa
Esha Bawa
Secretary
SwarDarbar - Lee Tomboulian
Lee Tomboulian
Asst. Secretary
SwarDarbar - Vaswati Mallik
Vaswati Mallik
Cultural Secretary
SwarDarbar - Rasheeda Damani
Rasheeda Damani
Board of Advisors
SwarDarbar - Tatiana Velez
Tatiana Velez
Board of Advisors
SwarDarbar - Paulami Niyogi
Paulami Niyogi
Public Relations Manager