Kalamandalam Piyal Bhattacharya has researched the texts of Bharata Muni’s Natya Sashtra and has been working on the practical reconstruction
of Bharata's dance and music tradition of the Natyashastraic period for over 25 years.
In 2010, he was awarded a fellowship from Sangeet Natak Akademi. In 2011 he received a fellowship from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
He was awarded the prestigious grant for “Safe Guarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage of India”, in 2014 - 2015.
His work to reconstruct the ancient Indian veenas (harps) from Myanmar, was supported by the Sangeet Natak Akademi in 2015 - 2016.
Shri Piyal Bhattacharya has been conferred with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2023 in the field of
‘Other Major Traditions of Theatre – Sanskrit Theatre’.
Click HERE to read 'Rare Gem', from The Telegraph Online
Click HERE to read 'Rising above the ordinary', from The Statesman
Click HERE to read 'Guru of a lost tradition', from The Hindu
Click HERE to read 'Bhaanaka: Reconstruction of Uparupaka - Footloose and fancy free with Dr. Sunil Kothari', from the Narthaki Blog
Click HERE to read 'Sudraka's glimpses into ancient society - The Eastern Eye: Column by Dr.Utpal K Banerjee', from the Narthaki Blog
In the following sequence of videos, Piyal Bhattacharya discusses the Rudra Veena, Natyashastra, and more; with examples played on his Rudra Veena.
Sayak Mitra
, a disciple of Kalamandalam Piyal Bhattacharya, presents a beautiful concert on reconstruction of Natyashastric Music Tradition,
performed at the
Chidakash Kalalaya
Webinar on Theatre Education with Shri Amit Banerjee & Shri Piyal Bhattacharya
The Evolution of Veena - featuring Kalamandalam Piyal Bhattacharya
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