Pandit Asit Kumar Banerjee is one of the few remaining rudra veena players in India.
He is the disciple of Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, and can play both Sitar and rudra veena.
He was the head of the Department of Instrumental Music in The Anand Foundation, Punjab, and has performed many rudra veena concerts both in India and abroad.
Later he became the student of Zia Mohiuddin Dagar and learnt Sitar, Surbahar and rudra veena.
Through his tours in India and abroad, he has tried to popularize the rudra veena by lecture-demonstrations and recordings for Television and Radio.