Bandy the singing professor

Dear Professor “Bandy” ….having now had an opportunity to listen to your CD (Songs from my Heart) I can marvel at your skill not only in writing the lovely little stories about loved ones and others but also in singing them so movingly. What a great achievement to add to your other skills! Thankyou so much for .. presenting me with the CD and for the enjoyment it has given me and my wife Nancy. With warmest regards; Sincerely Rupert Myers [SIR RUPERT MYERS, former VC UNSW Sydney, Australia, 2 Nov 2009]

" EXTRAORDINARILY DIVERSE TALENTS.. .. SRI, YOU'RE ONE OF UNSW'S UNIQUE TREASURES - -" Prof Mike Archer, Dean, Faculty of Science, UNSW (University of New South Wales) Sydney, Australia, 29 Apr 2009

" NOT ONLY ARE YOU A TOP MATERIALS ENGINEERING RESEARCHER, BUT A VERY TALENTED COMPOSER " - Prof Mark S Wainwright, Vice-Chancellor, UNSW (University of New South Wales) Sydney, Australia, 6 july 2004

Last Program : Sunday 18 October 2009 : Town Hall, Armidale, NSW Australia
Indian Cultural Festival : Indian Association of Armidale
Organiser : Dr Kiran Shinde
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Previous SOLO, INTERNATIONAL SINGING PROGRAM BY SINGING PROFESSOR:
- September 2008 : USA : Bhajan - Sandhya (An evening of Devotional Songs )
- The Hindu Society of Eastern Washington, Tricities, Richland;
- Organiser : Dr Jinesh Jain, President HSEW,: Mrs Gita Maiti , Dr Tapas Maiti et al- HSEW Temple Fund Raising Solo singing event by the Singing Professor of Australia - self harmonium : approx 25 songs
- Accompaniment : on Keyboard : Mrs Kakoli ; Tabla - Indian Drums : Mr Raggy Rao
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See recent newspaper article 'Bandy the singing professor'
Page 19, The South Asian Times NY USA 12 Sep 2009 News item on
http://www.thesouthasiantimes.info/epaper/21_vol2_epaper.pdf

YOU TUBE Sep /oct 2009 :
http://www.youtube.com/unswsingingprofessor

COMMENTS from YOU-TUBE listeners --
11 Nov 2009 : I enjoyed your songs and lovely little comments - Dr Bikash Seth, Cypress, Los Angeles, USA
18 Oct 2009 : Bandy - very very nice to hear pleasant songs with good surroundings and nice melody : Om (Mr Ankur Khosla)
3 Oct 2009 : We would be expecting more songs from you.. Sudip (Dr Sudip Ray, U Auckland, NZ)
2 Oct 2009 : Excellent songs rendered with great feeling: Ranjan Khastgir, Kolkata (IIT Kharagpur Senior Alumni);
2 Oct 2009 : Enjoyed the songs very much. so spontaneous appeared to me the first song 'Mone Hoi Aro Gaan Likhi' (I wish to write more songs on you, my love). My wife Sravoni (and me as well ) very much loved also the other song 'Piya Ele Momo Jibone' (my love - you have come in my life). ..sent this link to Kolkata : Dr Sudip Ray, U Auckland, NZ;
29 sep 2009 : The songs are really excellent.: Dr Mahuya Das, Lecturer, Kalyani India ;
29 Sep 2009 : Rich voice and melody are simply great. You sung very well. It is awasome. - Mr Sanjeev Raja, Sydney;
28 Sep 09 : Wonderful. Your video reminds of a sufi saint engrossed in the praise of Lord and acquring the sense of being one with nature. : Prof Har Mohindar Chawla, Prof of Chemistry, IIT Delhi; India
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Sep 2009 MA DURGA AGOMONI SPECIAL : on CD Sangeet Manari 1, or listen / download free of cost on : http://www.mp3.com.au/Track.asp?id=59176

Jogonmoyee Durga, esho Ma
Borosh pore gahi tomar bondona

Esho Ma go esho dhorai Bhuboneshwari
Shorot robir orun aloi boron kori

Tomar choron porosh lobhi dhonno bosundhora
Tomar probhai ujol holo lokkhho robi tara

Esho doshobhuja debi esho Moheswari
Tomar ashis moder shire jhoruk abar porhi
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GANESH CHATURTHI special - select the Album Sangeet Manjari 3 on this web then click play; or listen / download directly on the following :
http://www.mp3.com.au/Track.asp?id=49262


Mori Ganpati Baba
Tuma Siddhi Sadhana
Karma Karana
Mangal Sabhaa
Mori Ganpati Baba.

Tuma Durga-Nandana
Veda Vandana
Ujala Prabha
Mori Ganpati Baba

Tuma Buddhi Prakhara Gyan Avtara
Nirmala Abhaa
Kare Riddhi Mukati Nyaya Bhakati
Charana Shobhaa.
Tava Charana Shobhaa

Mori Ganpati Baba
Tuma Siddhi Sadhana
Karma Karana
Mangal Sabhaa

Mori Ganpati Baba.
Mori Ganpati Baba,
Mori Ganpati Baba.
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EARLIER PROGRAMS :

He has given live singing programs isuch as in :
- New Orleans,
- Amsterdam,
- Zurich,
- Geneva,
- Sydney,
- Lausanne-Switzerland,
- Pennsylvania,
- Chicago,
- Delaware,
- Three of the North American Bengali Convention [NABC : Banga Sanskriti Sammelans] at Toronto, San Franciso, Lowell/Boston, invited to a fourth in Georgia, Atlanta
--Netaji Auditorium of IIT Kharagpur in India,
- IIT Roorkee,
- Bengal Engineering College
- Calcutta University InstituteAudtorium,
- Hotel Taj Bengal Kolkata,
- Chembur/Mumbai,
- Bhubaneshwar, Bhanja Paramandapa
- Ahmedabad
- Auckland/NZ and
- elsewhere.

Program Details :-

LDRP Institute Winterschool program Gandhinagar Gujarat,

JNU New Delhi,
ATIRA & Bengal Cultural Club Ahmedabad;
Shri Ramakrishna Paduka Utsab Entally;
Saraswati Puja Purbashree,
North American Bengali Convention [NABC : Banga Sanskriti Sammelans] at Toronto, San Franciso, Lowell/Boston];
Netaji Auditorium of IIT Kharagpur in India - several times,
IIT Roorkee,
Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur
Kolkata University Audtorium,
Hotel Taj Bengal Kolkata,
Hare Krishna Temple Philadelphia,
Ramakrishna Mission Geneva,
India's 50th Anniversary function Zurich, Switzerland
Sivananda Ashram Delaware, USA
Chembur/Mumbai,
Bhubaneshwar,
Auckland/NZ;
New Orleans, Amsterdam, Sydney, Las Vegas, Lausanne-Switzerland, Pennsylvania, Chicago,
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SOME LATEST MESSAGES RECEIVED FROM MP3Oz LISTENERS :
- 29 Nov 2008: 'You have a beautiful rich voice - I like it very much.' Dr Susy Varughese, IIT Madras visiting Sydney,
-14 March 2009 : Fantastic ! ! Best - (The song : Oh students you are our sunshine and the light of our eyes) - Ms Helen Brown, University Solicitor (Research), University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia
-15 March 2009 : Its great (song - why make it complicated when simple will do). I like it and will play it during my next (Medicine Radio Umang FM Friday) programme. Kind regards Dr Yadu Singh (Heart Specialist) Sydney
- 9 May 2009 : I listened (Ganer Guru Rabindranath Thakur) couple of times. After listening, felt like being home again. Its nice that, even we don't live in India.... Dr Tapas Maiti, Tricities, East Washington USA
- 9 May 2009 : It has been wonderful to listen to your voice and seeing your face on Guru Rabindranath jayanti. I am proud of my association with you. ... Prof Har Mohindra Chawla, Chem Dept, IIT Delhi India
-9 May 2009 : I heard your the song Ganer guru Rabindranath Thakur tomai moraa smoron kori abaar; khub valo legeche (liked very much) - Mr Shakhawat Nayan, Sydney
-9 May 2009 : thank you for ...the beautiful song (on Rabindranath Thakur). I just listened to it and we all enjoyed : Dr Piyush Dutta, Florida USA
-11 May 2009 : Gaan gulo sunlum khub bhalo laglo ebong abak o holum apnur mato ekjon bakitto eto kichu korey-o gaan ta thik bajai rekhechen. (Listened to your songs - liked them very much - a personality like you, who has so much activity and involvement, you have still maintained your singing career): Mr Subir Roy, Salt Lake, Saha Institute, Kolkata, India
-10 May 2009 : Professor, I may like to listen to you live and meet you in person.. Regards SDS (Dr Sunil Sharma, CSIRO Oz)
-12 May 2009 : .. Shunlam khub bhalo hoyeche (listened - it has been very good) : Amit Banerjee, Bani Chakra Ballygunge Music Director; (son of the famous surokar of Kolkata Shri Abhijit Bandtopadhyay)
15 Aug 2009 : Gita and I listened the both songs (on Krishna Thakur). And they are wonderful. Thanks for sending us the music.: Dr Tapas Maiti, Tricities, East Washington, USA
- 18 Aug 2009 : I listened your song (Mori Ganpati Baba), it feels like meditating, it reminds me my days in mumbai, they celebrate ganesh chaturthi grandly for 10 days - Thanks. C Muthukumar. Sydney UNSW Australia
- 19 Aug 2009 : the songs exhibit the passion you have to our roots. Inspite of your long stay in a foreign land, you are still lovingly attached to your mothertongue. Its so impressive. Its an easy guess, that its lots of effort to bring out like this!. HATS OFF : Angayar Kumari, UNSW, Sydney, Australia
- 22 Aug 2009 : You are really a complete singer (refers to the song 'Mori Ganpati Baba') : Regards - Sanjeev Raja, Sydney Australia)
September 2009 : Listened your (English song) CD on the drive - so enjoyable, so good - so classical - such soothing music
- reminded me of my young age when I was a classical dancer ... Don Ralph, CEO of DonMar Industries, NSW, Australia
20 Jan 2010 : comments on Ma go Saraswaty - Lovely song, Sri. May the Mother shower her blessings on all. Dr Satyendu Sanyal, India
22 jan 2010 : Excellent...beyond my imagination....Khub khub bhalo....Prof Kamal K Kar IIT Kanpur India
24 Jan 2010 : As I was listening your Ma go Saraswaty, I did offer my prayer to her. It was excellent. : Dr Tapas Maiti, Tricity, East Washington, USA
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SUMMARY BACKGROUND : Created 250 plus songs - Bengali, Hindi, English and Sanskrit languages
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** Bandy the singing professor (Dr Srikanta Bandyopadhyay, or simply, Sri Bandyopadhyay) : lyrics written, melody composed and sung in his own voice around the world ; His recorded songs have been played on Sydney and around the world Radios and TVs - plus many internets.

- On this MP3 Oz website 57 songs - Bengali, Hindi and English - from 6 CDs - the singing professor's own lyrics, melody (dhun) -- almost all in his own voice (a few in his wife and daughters voice) - studio recorded with professional music hands of Kolkata, the cultural capital of India. Bengali songs on CDs : Sadhan Bhajan, Kathay Bale Matir Taan, Sangeet Manjari-1, Sangeet Manjari-2. Hindi songs on CD: Sangeet Manjari -3. English Songs on CD : Songs from my Heart.

KOLKATA - Puja Release 2007 by Raga Music Co Kolkata, India : CD : MATIR TAAN - by Bandyopadhyay Singing Family of Sydney, Australia : http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dfsts4v8_23hhb5mp&hl=en

Also released Kolkata April 2007, Raga Music Company Solo Rabindrasangeet CD 'Ananta Anandadhara' RCD 634 : by of Rakhi Bandyopadhyay containing 12 Rabindrasangeet songs sung by Rakhi Bandyopadhyay
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfsts4v8_7g2wzph&hl=en
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfsts4v8_9ghc672&hl=en

*Born in the eastern Indian culture of Kolkata and Benaras, the singing professor grew up on the bank of the river Ganges. The sacred river was his bathing place ; awakened by bird songs, he went to bed on the sound of the Shiva Kali temple bells. Writing poetry he inherited, and singing came naturally to him. He later lived in North, West and South India being quick to learn their rich cultures; For years since has lived in Australia - and travelled around the world. His & his singing family's recent Indian venue singing programs in ATIRA Ahmedabad, JNU Delhi, Rubber Technology National Workshop IIT Kharagpur, Shiva Ashram - Varanasi, Shri Ramakrishna Paduka Utsav, and Saraswati Puja Purbashri Entally Kolkata were thoroughly enjoyed by a culturally wide, diverse Indian and International audience.

Today he is deeply loved, respected and 'the most undiscovered' singer songwriter 'Bandy the singing professor' of Sydney Australia [and the singing family-Bandyopadhyay].

"100% genuine, talented, and a treasure yet to be discovered" says Prof Ashok Vaseashta, Marshall University, USA who enjoys the compositions in three divese languages : Bengali, Hindi and English.

On numerous occasions the singing professor has ranked in the top no 1 place in various websites under appropriate categories. ".. He is a very good singer too.. I have attended a function he arranged last year at Taj Bengal, Calcutta (in 2004). It was great !!" says senior mechanical engineer Mr Shyamal Chatterji from Kolkata, India.

In May 2006, an Australian listener of these MP3 songs wrote to the singing prof : Your music is truly a gift. As I listened to the tracks, I was overwhelmed by your compassion, through music and lyrics. Although I can only understand english, when listening to your songs I needn't know what you are saying to get the message. It was a pleasure and a joy to get to hear you. Very nice! - Richard Marek"

- Try the songs as sleep therapy - they are soothing;

Please see down below listeners' love and admiration messages from around the world. Some concert & other photos plus newspaper articles in English, Bengali and Hindi are on his family web http://members.optusnet.com.au/~bandyfamily/

The singing professor has so far studio recorded a total of EIGHT CD albums with music accompaniment by hired front -line professional bands of Kolkata India.

Bengali CDs : Sangeet Manjari 1 [Devotional and romantic], Sangeet Manjari 2 [Romantic and Life], Sadhan Bhajan [devotional - Bhajans], Kathay Bole Matir Taan [Romantic, Love and Life's Stories], and the latest is on Rabindrasangeet 'Danrao amar ankhiro aage'[songs by daughters Rakhi, Srijata - Shiju Michelle, wife Sonali and Srikanto himself ].

Two Hindi song albums are :
Sangeet Manjari 3 [Devotional - Bhajans and Romantic], and Sunil Gavaskar & Sachin Tendulkar [The two Cricket's Greats].

The English song album is 'Songs From My Heart'[Life, Love, Christmas, Children, Students, Fun - what a mess Monday morning - then friendship, goodwill and harmony ].

Bandy the singing professor [Dr Srikanta Bandyopadhyay] is a university Associate Professor in science and engineering in Sydney Australia, an international award winning scientist - also a professional quality lyricist, melodyist and singer;

His compositions are on love, happiness, friendship, christmas, children, devotion, Godliness, Life's stories and so on. The songs are regularly broadcast on radio stations around the world.

His English song album is 'Songs From My Heart', first released in USA in 1997, then in Australia in 1998. "The sound is very catchy", said BMG Ariola of Switzerland.

Leslie Stanford, Leader of the Diversity Group in Delaware USA said the following after listening to Bandy's CD : ".... the results are lovely gifts to the world. .... find your songs very accessible because I can immediately hum along and the lyrics speak directly to similar experiences in my life. At the same time, there is a depth to the songs that nourishes the soul and lifts the spirit.... ". .‘

You sing wonderfully’ says Dr Philippe de coster, of Belgium

The English songs - soft, soothing, with classical yet vibrant Indian melody - and flowing western orchestra - appeal to one and all, irrespective of nationality, age and cultural. EMI Switzerland thought these were 'old-fashioned', which is true as Katy of Purdue University, USA writes : "…Oh students you are our sunshine and the light of our eyes", it is beautiful. I passed the email onto my parents in Ohio, they really enjoy your music a lot. You are a truly talented musician, your words carry so much meaning and heart.”

A university professor Subba Rao from India likes ‘oh students’ as‘so sweet ..sincere and heart felt..People of 19th century used to have such multi dimensional capabilities ... ’.

To civil engineer and academic of Swinburne University Dr Halina in Melbourne Australia these are ‘lovely songs as they calm me down after the exhausting days’.

Yuri, a professor from U- Nebraska-Lincoln in USA exclaims ‘…awesome! …your songs sound excellent and very professional!’.

‘Dear Sri, Your music is fantastic’ says Dr Alma Hodzic, Academic- Mechanical Engineering, The University of Sheffield, UK.

Prof Rocque Reynolds, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney, in March 2007 says about the English song CD "..fantastic CD, I am SO impressed"

Bandy - a caring / dedicated university teacher and researcher in his engineering field. His students give him all kinds of accolades - the Sept 2006 official appraisal of his teaching being : "..It is safe to say he’s most students favorite lecturer. Rather than looking for the brightest students, he tries to bring everyone up to a higher level"; and "...gives students a sense of pride in their work, teaches ethics & other personal traits totally ignored by other lecturers". The immediate past Vice Chancellor & President of his university wrote.. "Not only are you a top materials engineering researcher, but a very talented composer"

Young hearts too dearly love his songs - says Evelin Ramirez, Florida, USA :
" Dear Professor Bandy: your music has truly touched me in a profound way. Your voice evokes a very sweet vulnerability, I find quite beautiful. I have recommended your music to my friends and they are equally impressed by your work. I live in Florida, and wonder, when will you come to America and give us a concert?”

Since opening of this website, over hundred fan-mail and letters of appreciation and personal e-mails came from listeners all around the world.

Big newspapers in Australia and India carried the story of the simple yet lovely and meaningful song compositions created by Bandy, and sung with the creator's emotion. Given more than 70 international programs and demands for his life performance is high.

His Indian song albums in Bengali and Hindi have received high acclaim too around the World, in both Indian and Western communities. The simple yet spiritually lifting lyrics, soothing melody and instrumental music combination - Indian and western - is unparalleled : keyboard, sitar, tabla - Indian drums, flute, guitar, piano acordian and percussion

The accompanying acoustic and keyboard musicians used in recording of these songs are among the best in the cultural capital of India, i.e. Kolkata.

The Bengali song "Amader (our) Sourav Ganguly" on the Indian Cricket captain and "Krishna Thakur tomai mora janai nomoshkar (Of Lord Krishna, we pay our homage to Thee) came very high up the top ranks of all songs in MP3 Oz website.

A Bengali devotional 'Shyama Mayer Chorontolai sonpechhi mono-pran' was given 'very good' standing by Swamiji from Sydney Ramakrishna Mission & Vedanta Centre.

For the songs on Lord Narayan [Krishna], a listener bestowed upon Bandy (Srikanta) the title ""Atmaswarupananda" [who knows himself, his soul and enjoys being one]. '

Ganer guru Rabindranath Thakur' - on the Nobel Laureate Indian poet, and

Ami ami ami - an egoistic satire 'me, me and only me', '

Shankh bajao'- a Bengali marriage song all became very popular. “…your song lyrics are beautiful! You remind me of a Bengali Bob Dylan.” -says daughter Indrani, with Master English literature, and a Lawyer in Sydney.

A number of Hindi songs came within the top 5 of the World tracks.

These include devotional 'Mori Ganpati Baba', love song 'Kolkata, Delhi, London, New York', bhajan 'Bhuwan bharme bansarik dhunme bajat Tiharo gaan'and other.

Singing professor's wife Sonali and two of his daughters Rakhi and Srijata Michelle also have sung in the album 'Kathay bale matir taan', their songs well liked too. Kolkata's foremost Hind Daily newspaper 'Dainik Vishwamitra' published an article portraying Bandy as 'Kala aur Vigyan ka Sangam is Dr Srikant' i.e. ' In Dr Srikant Art and Science become a coherntly blended entity'

Australian listeners from different backgrounds have loved the lyrics and the easy going rhythm of the songs : both the English language and Indian compositions. '

Why make it complicated when simple will do' is ‘very enjoyable’ to almost everyone including Emma Young, Freelance writer for Sydney Morning Herald, and Australasian Reporter, New Scientist.. Her article on Bandy in SMH created a wider interest in the community. '..The stunning outlook in S Herald is a classic and received a standing ovation at a teacher’s staff meeting', was written by David, a teacher from St Michael’s School, Thirroul, Australia. 'May we have a clue where your music is available- especially the lyrics…' he added. '

What a mess Monday morning' is full of fun, and at Christmas time Bandy's composition 'Ho, ho, ho ho ho ho ho ho ho, the Christmas day is knocking on the door' becomes a talking point. [when this CD was first released in USA in 1997 just before Christmas, Bandy sent a copy to the then First Lady Ms Hilary Clinton. Three weeks later a 'thank you' card came from the White House signed by Ms Hilary Clinton as well as President Bill Clinton.

The Christmas song made a big hit in Christmas carols in USA in Dec 2004, as presented here Reproduced from http://www.icbs.com/prayer/news.htm Christmas Caroling Sets the Tune for the Season, 2004 ……We also had another first this year. The carolers presented the US premier of a Christmas Carole song written and composed by Singing Professor in Australia. Professor Bandy, a world renowned expert in nanotechnology and a fellow alumnus of Jacob Mathew at IIT Kharagpur, is known also for his musical talent. His first English Christmas Song was composed .... He sent the song to Jacob for review and Jacob, after listening to it, was so impressed by it, he asked Blesson for his opinion and with Blesson's concurrence, asked Bandy for permission to perform it in Cleveland. The rest, as they say, is history. … by Dr Jacob Mathew More of that story on UNSW webs http://www.materials.unsw.edu.au/news/singprof04.htm

"This is the first time in my life that I have seen all members of a family sing so well' - said Prof Himadri Bohidar of Jawaharlal Nehru University Delhi, who was present at the Bandyopadhyay family singing concert in ATIRA auditorium of Ahmedabad India on 10 Dec 2005. Similar sentiments were expressed by another 300 strong audience including Dr Sushil Verma, Director - General of CIPET, Chennai. The singing family was given a standing ovation.

On the evening of 17 January 2006, the Bandyopadhyay singing family gave a special 2 hr music program at the SPS auditorium of the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi India. The JNU program was arranged by Prof Bohidar who was present at the singing family's Ahmedabad program on 10 Dec 2005. 'So good to hear the true Indian traditional, classical oriented songs that the current Indian generation has almost forgotten' said some listeners, whilst almost everyone said it was '..a concert which I shall remember for the rest of my life.'
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LISTENERS' APPRECIATION/ fan-mail to songs created by
‘The Singing Professor’ Sydney, Australia :
on the web-site www.mp3.com.au/Bandythesingingprofessor/

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER : :
1. a) “I have listened to ‘Shyama mayer choron tole’ and it is very good.”- Swami Atmeshananda [Ramakrishna Mission & Vedanta Centre, Sydney]

1 b) “…I have been following your songs etc. on the web and we have some pride
in identifying you as our own being a product of Narendrapur. May Sri SriThakur and Ma protect you is my prayer. The Times of India article is succinct and very apt;” Swami Atmeshananda, Ramakrishna Mission & Vedanta Centre , Sydney, Australia

2. “…. Miles away from family and friends and melody of Agamani in air, your songs meant a lot to me in this far distant land” – Prof Anushree Roy , Italy

3. a) …. songs on the web site... They are really melodious & full of emotions & devotional. I enjoyed listening to them.I will listen to remaining songs also shortly. : Dr Sant Kumar Malhotra, IIT Madras

3b)”…. read the clipping from Times of India …..It is interesting & it's great that you are able to persue both the talents(technical research & music)”…. Dr Sant Kumar Malhotra, IIT Madras

4.”Your songs are eating away my hard disc space” – Mr Subhendu Mohinta [Nagpur]

5..“good wishes for your soothing music compositions Prof Tarun Kant , IIT Bombay

6. “..…may I say congratulations” - Swagata Sen, The Statesman [Kolkata].

7. “Really it is a nice present for my first puja physically away from all dear and near ones. Your songs will give me happiness” …: Mr Swapan Ghosh, Ireland

8. “you have a lot of fans everywhere. Congratulations”. Prof Janen Bandyopadhyay IIT Kgp.

9. “Thank you very much for the sweet and highly meaningful songs. Kindly manage to send in future also” : Mr Jagadish Shivhare, Ahmedabad

10. “apnar "amader sourav ganguly" ganta amara o shunechhi- khub bhalo hoeche- Dr Soma and Dr Nirmalya : Illinois [meaning the Amader Sourav Ganguly song has been very well produced]

11. “It feels really good to get your dispatches” . Dr. Darshan and & Subash Gupta, Delaware

12. “Tomar gan ami shunlam shamprati. Amar khub bhalo legecchhey bishesh korey ma yer gan gulo;… Amra shakaley shangeeter jagatey tomar uttorottor shaphalya kamona kori. Shab cheye baro katha tumi mayer ashirbad peyecchho”: Indrajit Bhowmick [Kuwait]; [meaning : I have recently listened to your songs – I have liked them very much, particularly the devotional songs on Goddess…; We all wish for your more and more growing success in the world of music; The most important thing is that you have received the blessings of Goddess Saraswati]

13. “I feel your hard work is paying off”: Dr Samiran & Renu Chakrabarti, Sydney

14. ��Congratulations for your accomplishment as an all rounder musician along with your family” ; Dr Shailja Chandra, from Rishikesh.

15. “Your songs are really nice.”, Dr Gautam Kar, USA

16. “I and my friends from IIT Kharagpur, 1992 batch listened to your songs and
appreciated them. We are based in the Bay Area California.”, Sourav M

17. ��I have downloaded 'Amader Sourov Ganguly' as I liked it very much. I admire your multiple talents”. Dr Nagesh Kumar, IISc, Bangalore

18. “I am glad to receive your songs”, Dr Nandini Banerjee, Spain

19. “Very Lovely. Very glad to have .. this surprise treat! looking forward to some more Bhajans from you.”, Dr Piyush Dutta, New Hampshire;

20. “I enjoyed listening to your voice”, Prof Suresh Advani, University of Delaware, USA

21. “I extend our heartful congratulations for your success… we are proud to be associated with such an accomplished musician who is escalating on the global charts” Dr Shailja Chandra, President Sydney Hindi Samaj

22. “I would be happy to listen to your new timely song, and let other people know about it.” Prof Shyamal Sarkar, USA

23. “Here everybody liked your songs. Someone is telling "What a mess.." is the best someone is telling that "Why make it complicated .." is the best. They are singing your songs. In fact I told them about your songs on Sachin and Sourov. This is also the right time when they played very well in England. Is it possible to put those songs on the MP3 so that we can listen..” Sudip Ray, Kharagpur

24. “Congratulations!!! I listened to your CD, and liked all songs, my favourite one "Krishna Thakur tomai mora janai namaskaar..." I will forward the information to my friends.����� Dr Dilip Nag, Melbourne

25. “I am glad to know that your credentials as a singer are being recognized by people other than the Bengali community. I am very happy for you, and wish you further success. I was remembering as I was watching Sourab's team winning the 3rd test match at Headingly. You are absolutely right about him. Had I had the CD with me here, I would have heard your song about Him.” Dr Gautam Ray, Boson University/ Delhi

26. “Congratulations!” Mr Amitava. Choudhury, Mumbai, India

27. “Congrats!”, Dr Anindya Ghoshal, Arizona

28. “Good news indeed.”, Mr Debjit Biswas, Presto Studio, Kolkata

29. “It was pleasure hearing this great news. In fact, I have downloaded the music on my computer and enjoying the same. Looking forward to more and more track in the cyber world”, Prof Sudhir Barai, IIT Kharagpur

30. “The songs seem to have some special message for me; as if written to guide me in this complicated world. We appreciate the philosophy and tunes……my son …was also very pleased as us…. The song urging to keep simple & not complicate has deep meaning ….. You must have immense capacity.” Dr Samiran Chakrabarty, Sydney

31. “I enjoy music and really feel stunned to know that you can compose and sing in 3 languages. My deepest appreciation for such a creative genius.” Mr Tito Scohel, Sydney

32. “ It is great to know of a KGPian rising high in the field of music”; “Sir, Read the TOI cutting. we are really proud of you”. Commander Veerendra Jaitly, Noida, India

33. “Congratulations. It is unbelievable. I am sure that the recordings of the Bandopadhyay family must be the hot pics.” Dr Suraj Rawal, Denver Colorado

34. “Congratulations…! Keep it up!.” Prof Uday Chatterjee, IIT Kharagpur

35. “Did you know that you are on our homepage at the moment in the Hot Picks section?” Ms Alison Barr, Manager MP3 Australia

36. I have read a news coverage in ‘Aajkal’ stating that Prof. Srikanta Banerjee of Sydney … composed a song on Sourahb. Being a music lover it was very interesting to me. Because Aajkal published a news about a person whose paper I have handled on the very day. I told Prof. J.N. Banerjee that Aajkal has published a news on Prof. Srikanta Banerjee. … We are waiting eagarly to listen yous song during your visit in kharagpur.”, Biman Ghosh, Kharagpur

37. “I heard the song on Sourav Ganguly liked it very much. Eager to be present at the function at Kharagpur.” Samir Basu, Swiss Park, Kolkata

38. I’ve listened to your songs on that link and enjoyed it to my heart’s content.” Jhumki Goswamy, Medical Recordist, Nabagram, Hooghly

39. “…Of course I will pass it to my friends.”, Probir, Japan

40. “I have listened your nice song "Amader Sourav Ganguly". Really it is very nice.” Dr Chandi Ganguly, Kolkata

41. “thanks Babu Moshay”, “Keep up the good work with music” Tito (Tejinder) Singh, Athens

42. “We are very happy to hear that three more songs have been added to the website. We hope that we’ll get more and more songs like these from you in future also;” - Sanchita and Subrata Ghosh, Serampore

43. “It was nice to hear your voice”, Dr Madhu Chatterjee, Michigan

44. “I am hearing the song "Amader Sourav Ganguly… I sincerely hope that the rating of this song as well as your other songs will increase day by day.” Rajeev Nair, IIT Kharagpur

45. “We are playing your "Sourav Ganguly" it sounds very well” Dr Jayati Datta, Radio Artist, AIR KOlkata [ BE College ]

46. “I saw in online Bengali newspaper that your name is appeared as a composer of song on "Saurov Ganguli". :www.pratidin.com” Dr Somesh Mukherjee, Boston.

47. “Thank you very much for …your pleasant music” Dr Erich Bauer, Tech University Graz, Austria

48. “There is something in the songs that attracts me to them” Dr Michael Orphanides, Sydney

49. “we love all songs especially “Esho Priyo esho priyotomo”; Dr Ramakant Kumar, Sydney

50..“Thank you for sharing the music with me and all of my family” Dr Ganesh Skandan, NJ USA

51. “..visited your songs web site, and really liked it, specially Saurav Ganguly ” – Dr Sumanesh Samanta, [bangla.verdantdreams.com/music.html.] USA

52. “…have heard the song "Aamader Sourav..." quite a few times over the last couple of weeks. I have asked some of my friends to listen to the song on-line…” Partha Sadhukhan, Riverplate website, Kolkata.

53. “We have listened to your music cds."Chhai chapa aagun".We never knew in KGP that you are such a latent talent in music. Keep it up” Tapas Kumar Das, Kolkata

54. "…Oh students you are our sunshine and the light of our eyes", it is beautiful. I passed the email onto my parents in Ohio, they really enjoy your music a lot. You are a truly talented musician, your words carry so much meaning and heart.” : Katy Rettig, Purdue University

55. “….the composition on students. It is so sweet and at the same time sincere and heart felt. My hearty congratulations. People of 19th century used to have such multi dimensional capabilities. These days it is very rare to come across people of your type…..” Professor R Subba Rao, AMRITA INSTITUTE [Deemed University] Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

56. …”Saw a big coverage of yours in The Satesman today [22 Oct 03]. It made me so proud to be an IITian. By the way, the Calcutta Chapter of KGPians hold regular meet in the city. When are you visiting Cal next... They can arrange a musical evening for you…” Tapan Ray, Kolkata.

57.. “…It was a great surprise and pleasure for me to hear your nice songs. I like all of them. This provides me some memory from Bengal. Thank you so much, singing professor….”. Dr Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Switzerland

58. I was of course very impressed by one of your poems to your students. I had showed them to my wife and daughter and moved up several notches in their esteem for having been from the same institution. : SS Sekhar [an ex IIT KGPian]

59. “… forwarded the article in TOI to all my relatives and friends who use the internet.They all were very impressed….” Rashmi Vij, Sydney

60. ��…It is with pride and pleasure that I read the [TOI] article……..excited to know that your talent is appreciated almost everywhere in the world…”. Dr Sasadhar Pahari [Sydney]

61. “ …Thanks to Gautam Kar for forwarding your songs including the one on "Amader Sourav......".I received that during our stay at UT, Austin(Texas) and my son /daughter-in-law ( Sugato / Shalini ) enjoyed too as they are music lovers…” Samir Basu, Lake Gardens, Kolkata

62. “…Today from morning I was hearing your songs. When turn for Amader Sourav
came Ganguly started blasting Namibia with two sixes. At the moment Sachin is at 117 and Ganguly 83, 17 short of Century. Let us pray for his century. Believe me your songs really cools my heart when I can't control myself…” Swapan Ghosh, Dublin City University, Ireland.

63. a) “… KINDLY, MANAGE TO SEND SOME OF LATEST SONGS. I ENJOYED ALL THE PREVIOUS SONGS SENT BY YOU….” Jagadish Shivhare, Senior Scientist, ISRO Ahmedabad, India
63 b) “…I AM ALWAYS SENDING YOUR SONGS TO MANY MANY OF MY FRIENDS.THEY ALL APPRIACITe TOO MUCH. KINDLY, MANAGE TO CONTINUE IN FUTURE ALSO….” Jagadish Shivhare, Senior Scientist, ISRO Ahmedabad, India

64. “…The news coverage [in TOI] is just fantastic and my hearty congrats..��� Dr KGK Warrier, RRL-CSIR, Travandrum, India

65. “…I did visit your music site …Very good ... how do u make the time for the professional singing?.. The Bangla nos are great .. and guess the lady's voice is your wife's ? Must be a great talented family !!.” Alakananda Rao, Kolkata, India

66. “… i like ur songs. the practicality in ur songs is superb …”. Venu Maram, Warangal, India

67. “…Dear Dr Sri..,….I am going to download it right now [Live in friendship, goodwill and harmony”] ! I like your lovely songs as they calm me down after the exhausting days! Dr Sri you are a singing poet ! With best regards, Halina [Dr Halina Norrison, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia]

68. “…I listen to the songs in your CD in moments of tension and anxiety…” Jhumki Goswamy, Medical recordist, Kolkata, India

69. “…your song lyrics are beautiful! You remind me of a Bengali Bob Dylan.” : Indrani Bandyopadhyay [Dymocks Book Stores in Sydney]

70. “… The recognition in UNSW was long due. There is a rare combination of Science
and Music in you. Being an Indian I am proud of you……I have heard all the new additions to MP3. It is really free flow from your heart I believe. It touches my heart.…” Swapan Ghosh, Dublin City University, Ireland

71. “…We have already started to listen those new songs and enjoying too…” Sudip Ray, Rubber Technology Center, IIT Kharagpur, India

72. “…I've just been listening to a few of your songs - in fact Why make it complicated when simple will do has been playing in the background while I've been researching another article - very enjoyable!..” : Emma Young, Freelance writer [for Sydney Morning Herald], and
Australasian Reporter, New Scientist

73. “…Let such accolades keep getting showered on you…[referring to article in Sydney Morning Herald on 24 Apr 03] ..�� Suman Sankar Dasgupta : Kolkata India;

74. “… Congratulations on capturing – encapsulating – discovering !!! the problem we face in Education. The stunning outlook in S Herald is a classic and received a standing ovation at a teacher’s staff meeting; May we have a clue where your music is available- especially the lyrics…” David McAlister, St Michael’s School, Thirroul, Australia

75. “…your [Hindi] bhajans on Shri Ramachandra and Ganapati Baba are SUPERB…” Sudip Ray, Rubber Technology Centre, IIT Kharagpur, India

76. “…You know that Pannalal Bhattacharya opened up a new vista in the field of shyama sangeet due to which he has become immortal. He was innovative in the line. You also have invented a new branch of bhakti geeti, which is sure to earn for you name and fame throughout the world………In this world of terror and war hysteria music can play a big role in the establishment of a new world order……your music will contribute a lot in paving the way for world peace. I believe that you will climb from glory to glory in the field of Indian music…” Jhumki Goswamy, Kolkata, India

77. “Dear Srikant - Congratulations. To be written up in SMH is everyone's ambition though achieved by only a few. You have indeed done us the pride. May God bless you to continue
celebrating your life. Regards . Shailja” : Dr Shailja Chandra, President Sydney Hindi Samaj. Australia

78. “Dear Sri: ….the article [SMH] and the link - they are awesome! You certainly have multiple talents! ….and your songs sound excellent and very professional! Hope to have a chance to listen in person...” Dr Yuris A. Dzenis, Professor of Engineering Mechanics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA

79. “Congratulations! It's great [the SMH article]. Rafiqul Islam” : Prof Rafiqul Islam, MQ University, Chair Bongobondhoo Porishod, Australia

80. “Dear Bando …Thanks for the CDs. Sandy (my wife) and I listened to them last night most enjoyable and very soothing after a very hard day in the office. Many thanks indeed Alan…” Dr Alan Baker, Research Leader, Australian Defence Sci & Tech Org, Melbourne

81. “Dear Dr. Bandyopadhyay,… You are truly a 'singing prof'.- BKS.” Prof Bijit Kumar Sarkar, former Director - CGCRI, India

82. “Shab-ee Thakur-er kripa. Sree-kantor uttar-ottor sree-bridhdhi kamona koree. – Satyendu”. Meaning : Everything [is happening] by the Kind Blessings of God. Wish more and more …” Mr Satyendu Sanyal, Tata international, India.

83. ‘…It is pleasant and calming music and singing – Oleg” Professor Oleg Ostrovski, University of New South Wales, Australia

84. “Dear Srikanta da, I loved your collection in your web site. I am also a singer. Sang quite a lot in KGP interhalls & Inter IITs and now singing in Syracuse Bengali association. Your collection is awesome. Apnar site ta aami my-favorite kore phelechchi [I have made your website as my favourite] ….” Anshuman Goswamy, ex IIT-ian, Syracuse New York

85. “…downloaded and played some of your songs from the mp3 site. I wonder how do you manage to sing and practice this art along with the research assignments. It's an amazing feat. The site contains a very long list of your songs. I enjoy listening some of them over and over again namely the songs like Krishna thakur, Mago saraswati, Modhoo bono shyamo behari, Amader sourabh ganguli, Ekta chotto meye naam taar roome ….”. Dr Amitave Basu Mallick, Bengal Engineering College/University, Shibpur/Kolkata, India

86. “Hello Srikanta-da, I visited your site. I am glad to know that you have done so well with
your singing. I remember your singing in public functions, when we first came to Australia. Please keep it up….” Mr Arindam Banerjee, Executive Engineer & Manager, Melbourne, Australia

87. “ Dear Srikanta, Excellent Bhajan [“Ogo Krishna Kanai, Tomaar Bansi aami shunte je paai]
I am enjoying while making this reply. Jaitly” Commander Veerendra K Jaitly (Retd.)
Defence Consultant-India

88. “Dear Srikantada….. It is really good [the Krishna Bhajan “Ogo Krishna Kanai, Tomaar Bansi aami shunte je paai]” Papri Chatterjee, Bio-Medical Eng, Iowa State University, USA

89. “Dear Srikanta, I was just listening to your latest song.. [“Ogo Krishna Kanai, Tomaar Bansi aami shunte je paai].it's good... “ Dr Gautam Kar, USA

90. “Dear Dr Bandyopadhyay, It's an excellent Bhajan [“Ogo Krishna Kanai, Tomaar Bansi aami shunte je paai].Wordings are very nice. I believe you composed it. Best wishes” - (Prof) S.K.Malhotra IIT,Madras

91. “HONORABLE SIR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SWEET BHAJANS AND MELODY. KINDLY, CONTINUE TO SEND IN FUTURE ALSO. WITH BEST REGARDS, JAGADISH P SHIVHARE,SENIOR SCIENTIST/ENGR”, ISRO, AHMEDABAD, INDIA.

92. “Dear Srikant - Congratulations once again. You may have to take up music as fulltime occupation rather than a hobby. You have already reached the professional level. Best wishes Shailja” : Dr Shailja Chandra, Doctor & Surgeon; President of Sydney Hindi Samaaj.

93. “Dear Dr.Sri: Thanks. Your mail gives some kind of happiness. Keep going strong with your writing of devotional songs. Regards. Yours, Dr.KGS “ : Dr K G Satyanarayana, formerly Director RRL/CSIR Trivandrum, now a Professor in Brazil.

94. “Dear Dr Bandyopadhyay, Bhajans composed & sung by you on the occasion of Durga Puja & Navaratri are very melodious and wordings are very good. Best wishes,
S.K.Malhotra” Professor & Director, FRP Centre IIT, Madras.

95. “Dear Dr Bandyopadhyay, All the Bhajans composed & sung by you are very melodious, devotional & beautifully worded. Best wishes, S.K.Malhotra, IIT,Madras”

96. “Srikanta: This is Jacob Mathew. I am a 1971 graduate of IIT KGP (Met Engg.) I meant to send a note to you for some time and didn't get around to doing it till today. The songs in the latest mailing is truly outstanding. I want to give it coverage around the world. Regards “ Dr. Jacob Mathew President, ICBS, Inc. Chief Editor, http://holisticonline.com http://1stholistic.com http://ecomhelp.com

97. “to: honorable singing professor, Sydney thank you very much for Durga puja and Navaratri gifts. jagadish p shivhare” ISRO Ahmedabad

98. “Your songs are very beautiful and nice to hear.” Prof S.Rajendran KAIST,Korea
with regards

99. “Dear Srikanta, Thank you. Best wishes for “Shubho-Bijoya”. It has been many years now, I don’t know whether you recollect me. However I keep abreast of your achievements,- especially cherished the small article in Ananda Bazar Patrika about the ‘singing professor’. In fact I have kept that issue as a collection. I still remember your wonderful poetic abilities. I was thrilled by you reading some of your poems when both of us happened to be admitted in the IIT hospital for a few days during the early 60’s. Do you recall? - I don’t think so. I live in Ottawa, so will not have a chance to meet you in Calcutta this time. All the best to you and family. Pulak (Dhar)” , from Ottawa, Canada

100. “Dear Sir, ….I have gone through the latest songs that you have composed and overwhelmed. The songs are really very good in composition..... Sincerely” Dr. Tapas Banerjee, Research Associate, IIT-Kharagpur

101. “…I did have a chance to listen to some of your music tonight. I especially liked the Bengali devotionals……..” Tia Ghose, Dallas Texas USA

102. “…been to the web site .…and listened to three songs randomly. They are all good quality, both your vocal and the accompanying music. Very good recording. ……Great work! Regards – Chidu” Mr Chitheshwaran, Sydney

103. "Dear Professor Bandy: Your music has truly has touched me in a profound way. Your voice evokes a very sweet vulnerability, I find quite beautiful. I have recommended your music to my friends and they are equally impressed by your work. I live in Florida, and wonder, when will you come to America and give us a concert?” Evelin Ramirez, Florida, USA 12/19/03

104. “Dear Singing Soul,Wonderful efforts from your part. Keep it up - bhakti will lead you to mukti. Through your songs you have given your heart to NARAYAN.”… ���Namo namaha. Peace be with you always "Atmaswarupananda". : Asis Bagchi 12 Jan 2004

105. “Dear Bandy, my name is Rana Hossain, and I am the editor of Bengali Music Site - Ektara. I have been given your web address by one of your associate in Haorah. I just wanted to confirm if it is okay to publish your songs in my site.http://ektara.aamibangali.com/ Thanks a lot.” Rana 17 Feb 2004

106. “……I am enjoying your songs. I'll forward your website to my friends. Best regards, Arun” – Dr Arun Ghosh, Canada 1 March 2004

107. “…This message was sent by a fan from your artist webpage on MP3.com.au on 3/10/2004 6:25:54 AM. “Thanks U very much for such excellent divine songs.” From S. Laskar on Hotmail; [Your fan has requested that you reply to this e-mail.]

108. “ … great listening to your creation on Ganguly. I wish he also listens and wins us ODI series. …Pavitra”, Pavitra from NZ

109. “Shrikanta babu, apnar gaaner cd amra sokole sunlam. khub i bhalo
legeche…... Umasankar Sarkar” Dr Umasankar Sarkar, Child- Specialist, Kolkata/Bangalore [refers to the CD : Kathay bale matir taan]

110. “… satyi ekta kirtan jakhon sunte suru korlam – office-e bosey tokhon kaajkormo mathaye uthlo. Eto susposto ucharan, eto sahoj sur—eto aatmik sei gala je aamar moto khapchara aanmana lok-o ajante chokh buje matha dolate laglo. Porey bollam aabar chala. Garbey buk bhorey uthlo—etodin sudhu onyader balechi aamar bandhu prithibi bikhyato. Aamar bandhu adhyapak, aamar bandhu sarol- , aamar bandhu ….. .kintu sedin theke aar anyader kichu bolar ichchye nei—eta kagojer bigyapan noi—eta upolobhdhir byapar. Eta anya ek jagater sathe aalap karar madhyam. Ei gaan sorir sushtha karar upadan—ei gaan manabata bodh uttoroney’r samortha….. “ Ramapada Tripathy, Engineer and Industrialist, Howrah Dasnagar. W Bengal, India.

111. “ …Thanks for the song..the lyrics were excellent. Regards Pulock Bhattacharji”, from NZ Probasi , regarding the song composed on the occasion of their first and memorable cricket victory. 14 Apr 2004.
112. On the leading Bengali website http://ektara.aamibangali.com/ which has been in existence since 1995 and has all the top Bengali singers of West Bengal and Bangladesh…. for the month of March 2004 , the top 2 requests in the Adhunik songs have been Bandy the singing professor's songs [composition, sur, kontho] as given below. Category: Adhunik No 1. *Kothay bale matir Tan (Bandy the singing professor|Adhunik); No 2 ; * mazhe mazhe bose bose bhabi (Bandy the singing professor|Adhunik)
113. “…I visited your website, it is very impressive. I listened to some of the songs, they are very good and highly professional” Mr Vinod Rajput, Sydney Australia
114. “Srikanta Bandyopadhyay (Sri Bandy) is not just a university professor; he is a talented musician too.” IITian Association of Australia
115. “Professor babu: Two songs I heard are: "Amader Sourav" & "Jagonmoyee Durga"...It is rare (At least for me ) that I could hear Bengali songs in such a site. My heartfelt congratulation and sincere wishes especially in this "Debi paksha" so that you can continue to sing to fufill hearts of those who still feel attached to Bangla. I also hope I would meet you one of these days ...Regards - Pranab Dasgupta from Gujarat, temporarily in Sydney, 14 Oct 04

116. An Australian composed Christmas song in US Christmas Carol

Re : ‘Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho The Christmas day is knocking on the door’ on www.mp3.com.au/Bandythesingingprofessor/ CD : Bandy the singing professor [ Dr Jacob Mathew, the Managing Editor of http://holisticonline.com - which over 6 million plus visitors/month from over 170 countries depend on for receiving objective information about their health, nutrition and well-being - wrote : "Bandy: The song is just fantastic. Loved it. ...... After receiving your song, I wanted to include that song in the Christmas Carol we present to help charitable projects. The Music Director gave an enthusiastic thumbs up. The rest of the group was equally pleased. In the previous years, we stayed with traditional English Christmas Carol Songs such as "Silent Night," "Jingle Bells," "Joy to the World," etc. This is the first time we have selected a song outside the mainstream in our English Selections. …So, for the first time in our history, this song will be the spot light song for this year's Christmas Carol. Great job, Bandy. " ]

117. “Prof Vaseashta, Ashok" Vaseashta@marshall.edu says : ‘The most undiscovered singer' is Bandy the singing professor. Dear Sri, [my wife] Sherri sends her regards and expresses her thanks for the CD. She enjoyed the songs and she plays
them in the background as she continues to work.

118 ‘Dear Sri, Your music is fantastic’ Dr. Alma Hodzic
Senior Lecturer in Composite Materials, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Sheffield, UK, Fri, 30 Sep 2005

119. ‘I've looked at your website too and had a listen - very good! Maybe we will get a song or two from you at the conference.” Ms Ann Byrne, Composites Australia, 12 Oct 05

120. '.. Apni to bhishon bhalo gaan! [ - you sing so well...' - Soumitro Mukherjee, Connecticut, USA, 15 Oct 2005

121. '..Besh bhalo laglo. Apni to bhishon bhalo gaan! [Enjoyed - you sing so well...' - Soumitro Mukherjee, Connecticut, USA, 15 Oct 2005

122. ‘I liked your website!’: Dr Andrew Glass 1 may 06 xadxura@gmail.com

123. Dear batchmate and singing professor -I heard some of your CD portions and liked those pieces very much - We shall organize a special concert to be delivered by you and sonaliji at Homi Bhabha Auditorium at TIFR Colaba or at NCPA nariman point : AK Saxena, BARC Mumbai India, July 2007

124. ….. about your songs in MP3 format. I shall listen -it will be a nice thing, sitting here in Delaware. My parents love Bengali songs …so, I shall ask my daughter to download and maybe burn CDs for them. Tapas Ray, U Delaware, USA Aug 2006

125. Our thanks to you for the beautiful CD is long overdue. Believe me, we have listened to those songs many times during our trips across Florida … Dr Piyush Dutta, Orlando Florida, USA Aug 2006

126. ‘I will download and add the songs to the playlist’…Supratim Sanyal, Washington Bangla Radio

127. ‘Dear Srikant jee : May Lord Krishna bless you for writing this beautiful devotional song. Regards Love Shailja’ Dr Shailja Chandra, Sydney, Aug 2006

128. Srikantji, Excellent bhajan. You appear to be completely immersed in Krishna's bhakti in this bhajan. Thanks for sharing it with us. Narendra [ Narendra Tripathi, Sydney Hindi Samaj, Aug 2006.

129. '...I am a bit lucky than many
of my colleagues as I do hear enchanting rendering of yours sitting by my computer... ' : Dr Arun Chakraborty, Chair BahirBanga Utsav, Delhi, India Sep 2006

130. ..'very good, [shall] share with friends' - D C Nath, Leader Bangabhashi Samiti, Delhi India, Sep 2006

131. 'Hello Srikanta-da, Hope you are doing well. I saw your website. Glad to know that you are singing beautifully, and also doing well in your career'. Arindam Banerjee, Melbourne, ex-IITian, Melbourne, 20 Sep 06

132. 'Very very impressed'. I listened to your songs and shared it with my family and friends. We were truely impressed. The defining character of your songs is that once somebody hears them, it leaves a permanent mark in the brain. Please keep it up. Are you gravitating more and more towards Bhakti mulok gaan?' Pradipta Ghosh the Tiger Man Friday 22 September 2006

133. Dear Prof. Bandyopadhyay,
Looked into your web.done well- Prabir Roy, Cultural Assoc Bengal, New York. 22 Sep 06

134. From Pratap Khanwilkar an IIT Achiever : Dear ‘Bandy”: .. I did check out your web site and a few of your songs. It is great what you have done and are doing. Nurturing and giving great output from both your left and right brain for the science and art you work on. Awesome! I really like and appreciate people who go beyond comfortable boundaries and are engaged in/contribute to a variety of different fields. More power to those of us who refuse to be put into the boxes that society (or our own attitudes) tries to put us into. Wish you continued success in your endeavors! Regards, Pratap India, 30 Sep 2006;

135. ..Fantastic CD - I am SO impressed - Prof Rocque Reynolds, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney, 16 march 2007

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A FEW WORDS.. about Dr Srikanta Bandyopadhyay, Bandy the singing professor

First the listeners loved him for his new compositions, opening up new horizon of music.
Then critics found him fresh, unique and different from the everyday artist.
Next, noted singers and artists of Kolkata started respecting him for his creativity.
Now prominent newspapers in Kolkata are flooding their papers with news on him ; His song-writing and singing career have received big attention in Indian newspapers 'Times of India' Kolkata and Ahmedabad, 'The Statesman', 'Telegraph', The Indian Express Ahmedabad,'Aajkaal', 'Ananda Bazaar Patrika', 'Prabasi Ananda Bazaar' 'Sambad Pratidin', 'Ganashakti', Vishwamitra [Hindi], 'Sambad [Orissa]'; Sydney newspapers like ''The Sydney Morning Herald', 'The India Down Under', 'Indian Post', 'Indian Link', 'Swadesh Barta', 'Deshkantha', 'UNIKEN [UNSW official magazine]

[ The singing professor - singer & song-writer - Dr Srikanta Bandyopadhyay is a lecturer at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; recently nominated by students for a Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Excellence Award; also recipient of a Best scientist award from Australian Defence Science & Technology Organisation; In music career side, has created over 250 songs in Bengali, Hindi, English and Sanskrit - has 6 professional CDs of his own songs in his own voice - and has given more than 70 programs in India, Australia/NZ, USA/Canada and Europe : such as at Zurich in India's 50 th anniversary, Banga Sanskriti Sammelans Toronto 1998, San Francisco 1999, Bishwa Banga Sammelan Kolkata 2000, Prabasi New Zealand 2000, Banga Sanskriti Sammelan Boston 2001, selected to perform in Banga Sanskriti in Atlanta Georgia 2002; two solo programs in Netaji Auditorium IIT Kharagpur on 4 January 2002 and 9 Janaury 2003, Mumbai Atomic Energy Colony Chembur 1995, Calcutta University Institute 25 Dec 2000, Bhanja Paramandapa in Bhubaneshwar Dec 2000, BE College Professors Recreational Club 1995 & 1999, Shiva-Vishnu Temple Helensberg Sydney 17 Oct 2004 and again Shri Ram Navami, 19 April 2007, Taj Bengal Kolkata 4 Nov 2004, IIT Roorkee 2004, ATIRA Ahmedabad Dec 2005, JNU Delhi January 2006, Shri Shava Ashram Baranasi Jan 2006, Entally Kolkata Suresh Sarkar Road Saraswati Puja 2006, Shri Ramakrishna Deb Paduka Utsab Entally Kolkata Jan 2007, IIT Kharagpur Alumni Jan 2007, IIT Kharagpur National Rubber Technology Convention Solo Cultural Evening Jan 2007, and many places. Barasat Evening Club has given him the Honorable decorative title of “Surasadhak”]

some websites :

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~bandyfamily/index.html

( please go to Links and Gallery to see pictures and articles)

http://www.alumni.iitkgp.ernet.in/october06/offbeatkgpian.html

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~bandyfamily/index.html

http://www.materials.unsw.edu.au/news/singprof04.htm

http://www.materials.unsw.edu.au/news/nanoconf2004.htm

http://ace.2002.tripod.com/previous/program.html#cp

http://conmat.2003.tripod.com/guest1.htm

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfsts4v8_1gt566z

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=w.dfsts4v8_7g2wzph

His contact : singingprofessor@hotmail.com, mobile phone : 0414 751 755 [from outside Ausralia : +61 414 751 755; Landline or for message, +61 2 9667 0168 ];


Professional / Engineering career
:
The singing professor is recognised by his professional peers to be one of the top 10 names in the world in his professional field "Composite Materials"; he has published in excess of 100 international research papers in prestigious journals/books/international conference proceedings; Has given invited/plenary/keynote discussion/lectures/seminars in places such as :: including USA : Berkeley, MIT, SUNY Stonybrook, NBS(NIS), Drexel, U Delaware, U Virginia at Charlottesville, U-Penn, American Chemical Society, US Army Research Laboratory- AMMRC, Watervliet, CRREL New Hampshires, US Navy ONR, Duralcan USA (San Diego), AOC LLC(Memphis, Tennessee), Cal-State Fullerton USA, ICCE (International Conf on Composites Engineering )–at New Orleans, Las Vegas, Orlando, Denver); U Mass at Lowell, UCF; U of Virginia in Charlottesville – Civil and Applied Mechanics; Canada SPE/IMI/NRC-: Quebec, DREP- BC Europe : Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA) in Dubendorf, Switzerland; Imperial College - London, Adhesion Science & Technology (Amsterdam), , KTH (Sweden), IVW/U of Kaiserslautern (Germany), Cranfield U - UK, U Surrey UK, Dept of Defence Laboratory in Farnborough UK, Australia/ New Zealand U Auckland, PRI (Aust), Australian Polymer Symposia, CSIRO (Building Research), Composites Inst Australia, I E Aust [Canberra], World Chemistry Congress, Brisbane, IMMA, Asia & India : National U Singapore, Nanyang U Tech, Singapore, I E (India), IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Bombay, BE College/U Calcutta, IISc Bangalore, Indian Atomic Energy – BARC Trombay, CSIR-RRL Trivandrum, VSSC Trivandrum, CGCRI, IACS Calcutta, Indian Jute Research Industries Association, and many other places.

He was Invited Visiting Professor, Polymer Laboratory in Ecole Polytechnic Lausanne Switzerland [EPFL] : 3 months in 1997 – Initiated a new technique for studying Viscoelasticity
*Invited Visiting Professor, The Centre for Composite Materials, U Delaware, USA 4 months 1997 - 1998: Established energy absorbing mechanisms in soyabean derived resins used as composite matrix.

He is
* Associate Editor, International J Structural Health Monitoring
*Editorial Board : Int J Adhesion Science & Technology

Dr Srikanta Bandyopadhyay

• Recipient of the 1983 – 84 Best Scientist Award for pioneering research on “Deformation & Fracture Studies of Polymers in the Scanning electron Microscope” : still considered as the best in the world

• Developed, in collaboration with Prof Y W Mai and Dr I M Low, best toughened bi-functional epoxy resins reported in the literature

• Fracture Mechanics Expert/Consultant to the MRL group that developed the world’s toughest tetrafunctional epoxy resins ever reported

• Currently engaged in active research in Nanotechnology with Professor Sudipta Seal in University of Central Florida USA, working on monodisperse nanoparticles of ceramic oxides for various applications.

• Perhaps the greatest current international standing he enjoys has come from the organisation of the 5 ACUN international composites conference at UNSW during 1999 – 2002 & 2006; The fact that ACUN-3 to ACUN-5 was ranked by the delegates among the top 5 world conferences they attended in their career says it all. At an international conference in IIT Kharagpur India in 2002 which was attended by delegates from all over the world, he was introduced as ‘One in the top 10 names in today’s world of Composites”.
• Also, organised the Invited/Keynote speakers part of Nano-2004-India International Conference on Nanomaterials : Synthesis, Characterisation and Application, 4– 6 Nov 2004 Taj Bengal Kolkata

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