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A link to the Senia tradition is broken
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May 06, 2021 22:54 IST
Pt. Debu Chaudhury, who passed away recently, made it his life’s aim to popularise the gharana
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Pt. Debu Chaudhury, who passed away recently, made it his life’s aim to popularise the gharana
Renowned sitarist Pt. Debabrata Chaudhury, disciple of Ustad Mushtaq Ali Khan of Senia Gharana, who passed away recently, was affectionately called Debu da by the music fraternity. A well-known musicologist, author and academician, Prof. Debu Chaudhury retired as the Dean, Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, Delhi University.
Kesarbai Kerkar.
Kesarbai Kerkar, one of the most prominent vocalists of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana, was known as much for her genius and brilliance as she was for her mercurial temper and her ability to publicly downsize those she felt were a nuisance.
One such account that old-timers always narrated concerned a certain minister who received a message from his secretary just as Kerkar’s concert was about to begin. Not one to be held back, she chastised the minister in public and informed him that this was her performance space and not his office. She made it amply clear that he would have to leave or then sit through the concert. To his credit, the minister did not leave the venue.