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.

Sumana Gupta was a scholar at the Academy for nearly a decade , between 1999 and 2008, training initially under Vidushi Subhra Guha and subsequently under Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty. Since her graduation, Sumana has been teaching students at home. These are excerpts from her recent recital at SRA's Homecoming Festival in December 2011. Accompanying her on tabla and harmonium were Ashoke Mukherjee and Rupashree Bhattacharya respectively.