Sourav Chatterjee is from Kolkata, India. He started learning sitar in 1989 from Shree Sunil Saha, a desciple of Utd. Ali Akbar Khan Saheb. Sourav's style belongs to the famous Maihar Gharana, the same musical style as that of stalwarts like Pt. Ravishankar, Utd. Ali Akbar Khan Saheb, Pt. Hari Prasad Chowrasia and many others. Sourav has performed in many concerts in India. He has also played background music in many musical dramas. He is presently a PhD student in the physics department at Northwestern University. Sourav has been imparting his sitar skills to his students which has been his passion apart from playing in concerts.