Pratap, at a very young age started learning playing tabla and in 1968 turned as a professional began his musical journey with the Odia legend Akshaya Mohanty and became a prominent tabla player with many singers like Pranab Pattanaik, Sikander Alam, Raghunath Panigrahi and Prafulla Kar. He has performed in more than 300 musical programs. After migrating to USA for higher studies, he started playing tabla with local Indian bands. In 1979 he sponsored famous Odia singer to perform in USA. Since then he devoted his time in promoting Indian musical heritage. In 1995, he established IPAP solely dedicated to promoting Odissi and other Indian classical dance forms. To date, he has hosted more than 100 dance and musical programs in USA.