Sheema Mukherjee began her study of North Indian classical music at the age of five with the guidance of one of the greatest Indian classical vocalists, Ustad Amir Khan.
She was presented a sitar at the age of nine by her illustrious uncle, Pandit Nikhil Banerjee, under whom she began her study of the sitar.
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She continued her study with Aashish Khan and Dhyanesh Khan in Kolkata, India.
After the death of Pandit Nikhil Banerjee in 1986 she began studying with Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.
The study of Indian Classical music is a lifetime endeavour which includes continued practice and learning. Sheema is currently studying with Indian Classical Musicologist, Kishore Chakrabarty, who is based in Kolkata.
