“Kushal Das is one of those artists who appear once in a generation..”, commented tabla virtuoso Swapan Chaudhuri. The critics and connoisseurs have acknowledged Kushal Das as a worthy successor of his idol, the legendary maestro Late Nikhil Banerjee. Kushal Das, sitarist par excellence, is distinguished by his profound understanding of music and the aesthetics of knowledge of raga improvisation. His concerts are marked for their aesthetic appeal and insight with a fine command of technical expertise. Kushal Das, a north Indian solo Sitar & Surbahar artist was born to a highly enriched musical family of Kolkata, India. His grandfather late Sri Bimal Das was a renowned Esraj player while his father Sri Sailen Das is a sitarist of high repute. Kushal started his training at age of five and had the proud privilege of having learnt from great musicians – Pandit Manas Chakraborty, Sanjoy Banerjee, Ramkrishna Basu and late Ajoy Sinha Roy. The critic’s connoisseurs have acknowledged him as a worthy successor of his idol, the late maestro Pandit Nikhil Banerjee. His concerts are always marked for their aesthetic appeal and insight with a fine command of technical expertise. With maturity as his forte Kushal thus has the predominant virtue of Indian heritage & music. Kushal has participated in most of the major concerts all over the country. His tours abroad since 1987, covered USA, Canada, several European countries and Bangladesh and have been marked with great success and appreciation.