‘Nice Tabla playing’

HRH Prince Charles – April 1999 (after a Chakardar student performance at the V&A)

‘Chakardar is doing such a wonderful job promoting Tabla and Tabla players’

Pandit Ravi Shankar - July 2002

‘Chakardar have successfully brought Tabla to the foreground where this instrument rightfully belongs – I extend my complete support to their noble purpose and wish them every success’

Bikram Ghosh – June 2001

‘The passion and commitment Chakardar has for Tabla and its events is incredible – I wish there were people like you in other Music organisations’

Viram Jasani – Asian Music Circuit - June 2002

‘In my travels all over the world, I have not seen any other organisation that promotes Tabla and so enthusiastically’

Pt. Ramesh Misra – June 2001

‘It feels so great to perform for Chakardar – they are doing a great job – the atmosphere created by them is like being on stage in Calcutta’

Pt. Anindo Chatterjee – July 2002.

‘I feel so proud and priviledged to be invited to perform for Chakardar – the one organisation in the world that stands for Tabla’

Subhankar Banerjee – March 2003

‘I am happy that Chakardar is following many of the traditional values that are necessary to promote Tabla around the world. Many people today are losing this aspect of ‘guru parnam’ and respect. It is the first organisation I have seen around the world totally committed and fair to the different gharanas of Tabla playing. I wish you good luck and success.

Pandit Kumar Bose – 11 July 2003

‘ Tabla is flourishing in the UK due to your hard work. You should expand into other music promotion also.

Kamal Sabri – 8 August 2003

‘I am amazed with the quality and quantity of students that Chakadar has encouraged into Tabla – especially outside of India. The hand and finger positions are perfect and the material you have taught is highly professional – I feel comfortable that Tabla playing and teaching is in safe hands with Chakardar. I am fully devoted to your aims and wish to leave you with my best compositional works, knowledge and recordings for the new generations to come.

Pandit Shankar Ghosh - 6 August 2003

‘The high level of Tabla playing I have heard today is absolutely wonderful – keep it up. Also nice to see are the traditional values and practices being encouraged which are necessary to keep our music alive. I invite you to visit our Music Institute in Calcutta and we will arrange a concert and invite all the top musicians and students to come and witness and enjoy the music being taught music in England.

Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty 18 August 2003