First Indian musician to be appointed as lifetime Professor by the Austrian Educational and Cultural Council, Innsbruck.

First Indian Sitar player to play fusion with jazz. The Late Steeve Lacy, Soprano Saxophonist “Exploration” remains one of the best selling CD’s of fusion music.

CDS-Bageshree and Bhairavi with Anindo Chatterjee on Tabla(enja,Germany), Adi Basant and Manaj Khamaj with Anandagopal Bandopadhay. (Indian Archives USA), Ahir Bhairav and Dhun with Asit Pal (Jazzpoint records Germany), Gurjari Todi and Bhairavi Dhun with Manikrao Popatkar(Jazzpoint), Malkaus, Hemant, and Zila Kafi (Bihan misuc ,Indian), Sudh Bhairav and Nat Bhairavi with Saibal Chatterji (Hindustan records), Dusk to Dawn Abhogi and Ahir Lalit (Hindustan Records, India) and many others.