Santanu Datta is an Indian composer of contemporary classical music and a classical guitarist based in Kolkata. A graduate of IIT Kharagpur and an alumnus of the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris (Diplôme Supérieur, 2011-2016), Santanu studied composition, writing and aesthetics, orchestration, analysis, classical guitar (DEM, FTCL and LRSM), chamber music and historical performance practices with musicians like Edith Lejet, Stéphane Delplace, Anthony Girard, Narcis Bonet, François Martin and others. Santanu has performed widely as a soloist and his compositions have been performed by musicians from all over the world.