About Dr. Sucheta

Sucheta Rakshit was born at sambalpur Orissa. Her father was an engineer turned dramatist in All India radio orissa. Late Aruni Kumar Rakshit son of Late Dr Rajanikanta Rakshit. Her father was grand son of Late Bilashini Prasad who was a percussionist and dramatist with his won drama group (Tattu Natya Dal) her early guru was her taima ( her fathers elder brother’s wife) taima Suchitra Dutta Rakshit is a classical singer, All India Radio, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Sucheta Rakshit also took her ingural training in hindustani Vocal from Smt Charulata Mishra, A disciple of Late Pt. Vinayak Pattavardhana from 1980 to 1988 In Gwalior Ghararia. Sucheta learnt dhrupad from Prof Shree Arun Bhattachatya of Rabindra Bharati University from 1988 to 1994. Kolkata. She learnt kheyal some times from late Gopal Ch Das, Smt Meera Duttaray in Vishnupur Gharana and Smt Seema Bhattachatya Patlyala Gharana disciple of Pt. Prasun Bandopadhya. Sucheta learnt from Ustad Maskoor Ali Khan and his brother Moobarak Au Khan in Kirana Gharana. Sangeet Research Academy Kolkata.

Sucheta took a long time training in dhrupad khandarvani and gouhar vani, style of DARBHANGA GHARANA originally had its root in Rajasthan in western India. Pandit Radhakrishna and kartaram who were disciples of Ustad Bhupad Than a descendant of the famous mughal court singer godly incarnated known as tansen, both Radhakrishna and Kartaram were called by Maharaja Madhav Singh of Darbhanga and they succeeded in producing a heavy downpour by singing Raga Megh. Sucheta is a true disciple of late Pt Vidur Mallik’s tradition (Darbhanga Gharana) Guru Pt Ram kumar Mallik and Pt Prem kumar Mallik top grade artist of All India Radio. She did her Phd Candidature register in 2003 under Dr Hirendranath Mukhopadoya Reader Rabindra Bharati University.