Later he was under the tutelage of late  Shri Bauri Bandhu Sethi of Bhubaneswar, and still later, he received guidance from  sitar maestro Pandit Shri Manilal Nag of the Bishnupur Gharana, where he mastered the Dhrupad, Gayaki, Tankaari, Alaapang, Gatkaari styles and established himself as an accomplished Sitar artist of the country. 

Subrata has been a cultural ambassador to many countries and is a panelist of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. Subrata founded Swaranjali, an organisation dedicated to promotion of the arts and artists. He also has various albums to his credit. Meditation, Ganga, and Panchatatwa are among his known compositions. Created  few new Raagas like Lata, Ataal, Shikhashree, Jogiya Ranjani , Jawahar, BhupMalap Vedangi,Subhas, Gunaprabha.