Suvendu Banerjee also teaches the instrument online to people from around the world

When one is raised in Kolkata — a city concerned with doctrines and traditions — it is never smooth to make a point as an instrumentalist, save the sarod or sitar. But Suvendu Banerjee’s lineage helped him buck the trend. The 30-year-old chose harmonium to express his music, completing the fifth generation in his family serving the apparatus. He is also one of the few musicians from India to teach the craft online.