At the age of three, he started training under the Hazari brothers, and at the age of nine, he got a scholarship from the government for training in vocals in Indian classical music. Birendra Prasad Hazari taught him Rabindra Sangeet (songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore) and pop music. He was taught Indian classical music by Rajendra Prasad Hazari and trained in tabla by Dhirendra Prasad Hazari. According to him he "was a decent student, but cared more about music" and his parents decided to train him professionally. He studied at Raja Bijay Singh High School and later at the Sripat Singh College, a University of Kalyani affiliate. His maternal uncle played the tabla, and his mother also sang and played the tabla. His maternal aunt trained in Indian classical music, and his maternal grandmother used to sing. He began his music training at a very young age at home. ![]() His paternal family came from Lahore during the Partition.
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