Born in a family having strong music tradition, Debajit started learning sitar under the tutelage of India's most renowned sitar exponent Pandit Monilai Nag of Vishnupur Gharana for long 15 years. At present he is taking lessons from Sri Santosh Banerjee of Rampur Senia Gharana, the Ex-head of the department of instrumental Stream of Rabindra Bharati University. Although Indian classical music is traditional, Debajit thinks that if it is too rigid and predominant or all powerful and leaves no scope for innovation and novelty, then it leads to stagnation and monotony. By fusing these two Gharanas under which he took lessons . Debajit is endeavouring to create a style of his own.