Sanjoy Prakash Das, an eminent Tabla player, was born in 1964 in a musical family in Silchar. He took his training from Uma Shankar Patoa, Pandit Shambhu Nath Banerjee, Pandit Gyan Prakash Ghosh and Pandit Kishan Maharaj. He has given table accompaniment for many famous artistes such as Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty and has been serving in the All India Radio as a staff artiste since 1986. He is also the recipient of the Sangeet Kala Ratna and Sanskritik Guru among other awards and titles.