Remembering Pt. Kashinath Mukherjee
An Article by Sri Abhik Mukherjee . The days Ram ( Ramprapanna Bhattacharya ) and I spent with Guruji (Kashi Jethu and Jethuma) were memorable. Pt. Ji teaching Sri Abhik Mukherjee Jethu used to give us some difficult patterns of tans to practice. Ram and I, both very young at the time, got bored with the continuous practice. It was winter time in the district of Birbhum; the air was fine with blue sky and bright sun. We wanted to find any pretext to slip out of Jethu’s house. At one point, our return -journey reservations on the train were not confirmed. That became our excuse to get out of the house every day after 11am. We would then return during the lunch time and have the delicious dishes cooked by Jethuma. We thought we were smart, but Jethu saw through our plans. A couple of days after the same incident was repeated, Jethu, with his subtle humor, announced at the breakfast table that from now on morning time would be for listening to music and playing alaaps since