The ever-evolving Shonai enjoys his musical life as a performer, educator, composer, and arranger. Born in a musicians family in Kolkata Shonai had got introduced to the various genre of music in his childhood time. He started his training with learning Tabla and then moved to Piano in 1996. He has done Grade 6 in Classical Music in Piano from Associated Board of Royal School of Music and Grade 8 in Jazz Piano from London College of Music. Shonai studied Jazz until the advanced level by himself with the help of a few world-class Jazz musicians. In his 20 years of performance life, he has worked in every possible situation from solo to duet and from bands like the trio, quartet, and Quintet to Big Bands. Shonai being predominantly a contemporary and jazz Pianist has worked with Jazz stalwarts like Mr.Carlton Kitto, Mr.Andrew Gracias, Mr.Lewis Hilt, Mr.Marcus Dengate, Mr. Clive Huse to name a few.

His performance life started with joining All India Radio as a junior artist in 1997. Where later he became a graded artist and has been continuing recording his solo piano recitals. In 2005 he joined Oberoi Grand Hotel as a solo Pianist. His performance career continued as solo, duets and with bands in many prestigious venues like The Oberoi Grand, The Park, ITC Sonar, The Park Plaza etc. in Kolkata. He has also played extensively throughout India in festivals like GIANTS OF JAZZ (Delhi, Gurgaon), JAZZMATAZZ (Mumbai, Pune), JAZZMANDU (Nepal), Jam Steady BIG SUNDAY (Kolkata), Darjeeling Carnival and venues like Opus (Bangalore), The Humming Tree (Bangalore), Blue Frog, The Piano Man (Delhi), Trident (Rajasthan), NCPA Tata Theatre (Mumbai), Anti Social (Mumbai). Apart from these, he has also played in several places in Northeast India and beyond, like Manipur, Assam, Shillong, Taj Tashi (Bhutan) and Dhaka Club (Bangladesh), which helped him to hone his skills and experiences.

Being a versatile musician Shonai had been a part of several bands with a different genre of music like Blue Mist ( pop ), Orient Express ( Latin ), Carlton Kitto Jazz Ensemble ( Jazz ), Fast Forward ( Funk-Jazz ), Big Family ( Blues ), Bramhakhyapa ( Bawl Jazz fusion ) etc. Apart from these bands he used to work with many other bands and artists as a session musician. As an educator, he has worked in several academic and music schools in Kolkata and in prestigious Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory.

Currently, Shonai is a part of two trios, ABHIND ( Abstract Jazz ) and Bodhisattva Trio ( Avantgarde rock fusion ) and also is working on his own trio called The Shonai Collective. Where he is collaborating with various artists and touring the country.

With this Collective he mostly does his own compositions and apart from the originals, he covers a few popular tunes rearranged in his unique way. Besides traveling and performing he also is a Piano faculty of one of the best music schools of the town Calcutta School of Music.