Pt. Indranil Bhattacharya (1942-2001)
Pt. Indranil Bhattacharya (April 1942- September 2001) has been a legend in his own life time. Born in Calcutta Indranil had a rich legacy behind him. Son of the Legendary Timir Baran - the father of Indian orchestra, Indranil hailed from a family of scholar, priests , and musicians. He traces his lineage to Jadu Bhatta - the doyen of Vishnupur Gharana . Great men of religion like Ramkrishna Parahamsa Dev, Swami Vivekananda, Bama Khepa were regular visitors to their house for religious discourses. Initiated into sitar by his own cousin brother the Late Amiya Kanti Bhattacharya - the celebrated disciple of Ustad Enayet Khansahib (father and guru of the great sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan), Indranil subsequently travelled to Maihar which became his home for the next ten years, where he received rigorous training under the watchful eyes of the great Guru Baba Allauddin Khan Sahib. Once out of Maihar, Indranil after much struggle, hit the head lines in the year 1966 in Bombay afte...