He was trained in the style of the Benaras Gharana by his teacher Mahadev Prasad Mishra.

[5][6] He has also performed in several cities outside India, including Boston, New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, as well as the World Youth Festival in Berlin.

[7] Bandopadhyay was a past faculty member of ITC Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata,[8] as well as a top rated artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan.

[citation needed] In 1965, he won the first prize in The All India Radio music competition, and was awarded the President's gold medal.

[citation needed] In 1970, the Emperor of Ethiopia presented him with a gold medal, which is an honor not frequently extended to foreign musicians.