ITC-SRA's call has been to inspire students with an inner sense of mission in music and to foster the creative exploration of this great genre of music through the Guru-Shishya Parampara. Our scholars have been chosen from all over the country after careful screening and they come to the Academy to fulfil the commitment to become a performing musician. Spurred on by a creative fervour, the metamorphosis begins at the feet of the guru as the mystery of a raga unfolds.

As part of the training process, each student is required to perform at the weekly Wednesday Recitals. The recital plays a pivotal role in the training of our scholars as it is aimed at moulding an artist as a performer. After a scholar matures in his or her art and performance skills, he or she is presented to the public through the ITC Sangeet Sammelans.

On completion of their training, our scholars have gone on to win accolades and flourish in their own right. This feature presents our scholars in performance, either while they were in training here or in their present avatar, as accomplished musicians.

Sabina set foot in the world of ITC-SRA under the guidance of one of the academy`s senior-most scholars, Jainul Abedin. She was at first a general class student under Pandit Sunil Bose of the Agra gharana, and then a scholar under Smt Subhra Guha, also of the Agra gayaki from 1999. She remained with the Academy till January 2003. Apart from khayal, Sabina also sings thumri, dadra, kajri, tappa in the `poorab ang`.

From 2006 Sabina has been visiting USA regularly on performance tours, performing at New York, Chicago, New Jersey and Wesleyan University,Connecticut. She is also a visiting teacher of Indian Classical vocal in NYC under the American Academy of Indian Classical Music. This performance took place at our Academy as part of our Saturday Recitals on December 19, 2009, where she was accompanied by Gopal Mishra on tabla and Rupashree Bhattacharya on harmonium.