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Deobrat Mishra has a prominent place among young Sitar Artists. Selectivity, Melody and Chain Marmony (Slow, Medium, Fast) is main prominent feature of his style. He is one of the seventh generation artist of Benares Gharana. Deobrat Mishra has born on 4th June 1976 in a renowned music family of Benares Gharana. He got music as hereditary gift. He learnt music from his father the great sitar Merstrow Pandit Shivanth Mishra who is a world famour Sitarist. He learnt tabla first then vocal music and then Sitar in the age of five. He learnt tabla from his Mother who is a grand daughter of well known tablist Baiju Mishra.

In the age of 8 he gave first Sitar stage Programme in a Shitala Temple where he gain a lot of thanks and praise insprired from a little programme in very short age, he made up his mind to be great artist in future. He practiced more and hard and gave many many performances in his locality where he get honour and fame.

Many great artists encouraged Deobrat Mishra, among which is grand uncle Padmshree Pt. Kishan Maharaj (world famous tabla artist) he pleaged very ashtomishing Sitar and honoured by many eminent artist of the age that time he has only 10 years old seeing that his grand father Pandit Mahadev Prasad Misra (the Great Vocalist) had tears of happiness in his eye and wished him the artist of the coming generation. In the age of 11th he gave his programme in All India Radio.

He gave many many stage performances of Indian Classical music in India ond abroad. He always accompanied by Great Guru & Father PT. SHIVANTH MISHRA. Many times he gave duet programmes with his father. Audiance can easily recognise his father's style in the music of DEOBRAT MISHRA. It is an odd combination of music in which father and son played this kind of performance.

He played with a lot of artists among which Late Pt. Nankoo Moharoj (Grand Father matenal side), Prakash Maharaj, Kumar Lal Mishra, Lachhu Maharaj, Nojim Hussain (Son of Padama Vibhushan Bishmillas Khan), Pt. Homnath Upadhyay (Nepal), Rashmi Bhatt (Italy), Hanif Khan (England) etc are tabla player's Ikram Khan (sharangi player) are in memory.

He visited abroad first in 1994 for the sake of Indian Classical musical expansion. He gained a lot of experiences during his first visit. He goes abroad every year for expansion of Indian Classical music. In 1994 he recorded his music for a Japanese feature film "DEEP RIVER" people of Japan like it very much.

In 1995 he stood in a panel of best sitarist in All over India Youth Festival 1995 organised by Indian Government: It was very tuff competition but he was sure with his "SUR AND TALA".

The Italian CONSERVATORY has organised three days Seminar of Indian Classical Music. In which he taught about Indian Classical Music with his father. That time was very important to him to convey the characterstic of his music. It was very fantasting to teach students in Conservatory. Their's Professors and Students were very much obliged by him.
In 1997 he presented Jazz Concert in Florence (Italy) which was much liked by audiance. In 1998 he gave his stage programme in Paris and many cities of France.

He live presented his art of instrumental music in 'TELEPIO" (MILANO) National Television of Italy. This programme was much liked by Italian People. S.O.R.F Musical Representative Organi- sation has made 2 CDs of him which is duet of his father with him.

In 1999 he went first time to Japan & Canada with his father. The people liked very much the combination of their music.

DEOBRAT MlSHRA thinks about collection of every kinds of music of the world and to present Indian Classical music to the beloved audiance.

He has an idea about himself that he is made by loves ond boon of audiance. Parents care is very much helpful to him to be an artist. He like to get this love and care always.