Abhishruti Bezbaruah

Abhishruti Bezbaruah

Born in a culturally empowered family which traces its roots to the doyen of Assamese literature Rasaraj Lakshminath Bezbaruah, a Sangeet Visharad from Bhatkhande Sangeet Vidyapith – Lucknow at the age of 13, Abhishruti Bezbaruah has blossomed under the guidance of Padma Bhushan Guru Pt. Rajan – Sajan Mishra and their sons Pt. Ritesh – Rajnish Mishra of the Banaras Gharana. Since the age of six she has been drawn towards the classical genre and has been ably guided by maestros like Guru Shri Damodar Bora of Assam, whom she reveres as her ‘Adi Guru’, Guru Smt. Mandira Lahiri of Kolkata and Guru Shri Jiten Basumatary of Assam. She has been a recipient of the Centre of Cultural Research and Training Scholarship since 1998 and Young Artistes Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. She has also been bestowed with the ‘Swar Ankur 1998’ and ‘Swar Ratna 2002’ and ‘Star Singer of Ajmer 2006’ in Ajmer, Rajasthan where she spent a good eight years as a student of Mayo College.