The Bassist
Western classical training and orchestral foundation.
India · Double bass & the Gajveena
Debjit Mahalanobis
Double bassist · Composer · Creator of the Gajveena
Debjit Mahalanobis is an Indian double bassist and composer exploring the bass as a voice in Indian and contemporary music. His work moves through Western classical training, Indian folk and classical traditions, film, theatre, and experimental sound. Debjit develops a new vocabulary for the bass in Indian and contemporary music, moving from the double bass to the Gajveena, and reaching for a low string voice shaped by raga, resonance, folk memory, and experiment.
What can the bass become in Indian music?
That question drives everything — from the double bass to the Gajveena, a new low-register string instrument of his own design, built to carry resonance, melody, ornamentation, and memory.
The Journey of the Bass
From the orchestra to an instrument of his own.
The Indian Turn
Double bass in Indian, folk, Rabindra Sangeet and Dhrupad-informed contexts.
The Collaborator
Film, dance, theatre and electronic work — the Meta sound bank and festival stages.
The Inventor
The creation of the Gajveena.
The Emerging Form
New repertoire, an album, and global performances.
