Pt Ritwik Sanyal, Dhrupad Exponent is a Retired Professor and Ex-Dean from the Faculty of Performing Arts at Banaras Hindu University. A renowned academic, Pt Sanyal has about 50 published papers in various journals besides composing dhrupad lyrics. He is a "Top" grade (Dhrupad) artist at All India Radio & Doordarshan, Varanasi.
Music enthusiasts witness  Dagarvani tradition of Dhrupad and a distinctive style of his own in the rendering of Dhrupad. He has created in advanced technique of Alap - Jod - Jhala, laykari, voice culture and pedagogy both traditional and institutional.Pt Sanyal has performed Dhrupad both in India and abroad, including the UK, US, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, France, Holland, South Korea, Israel, Croatia, Brazil, Australia, Mauritius and Japan. In India he has performed in National Programme of Music for AIR and Doordarshan, the Gwalior Tansen Samaroh, the Varanasi Dhrupad Mela, Harballabh Sangeet Samaroh Jallandhar, Saptak Ahmedabad. Now a days, he has been teaching vigorously to upcoming singers.