My Music Diary

Video Recording Links: Raag Darbari Raag Nand Interview Link Artist Profile: For ‘HCL Maestros in Studio Live @The Peninsula Studios’ Season 1 Ramprapanna Bhattacharya has performed a piece in Raga Nand Kalyan and another in Raga Darbari. He is accompanied on Tabla by Sandip Ghosh. Ramprapanna Bhattacharya Ramprapanna Bhattacharya is a worthy representative of the younger generation of the famous Imdadkhani-Etawah Gharana. He was initiated to the Sitar by his father Sri Ram Udar Bhattacharya and received intense guidance from him. He learnt from Sri Soumitra Lahiri for a brief period. Subsequently he was privileged to have talim from Late Pt. Kashinath Mukherjee, a prime disciple of Ustad Vilayat Khan & Ustad Amir Khan. Currently he is undertaking extensive and intense talim from Pt. Arvind Parikh for several years. He has performed in prestigious venues in India and abroad. He is known for his captivating and vibrant sitar ...

  I came to know about Mick Taylor from a concert announcement (newspaper) in Kolkata several years ago. The photo with his elegant posture with Sitar, perfect hand positions and gracious look created instant curiosity to know more about him and his music. I gathered that he was a veteran sitarist from UK and was instrumental to spread the Indian Culture in UK for several decades, along with his wife Kathak artist - Alpana Sengupta. After several years, on my email invitation he kindly attended one of my performances in UK, also congratulated and blessed me. Those memories will remain forever in my heart. I feel to be fortunate to have known him in person. May his soul rest in peace.