Biography
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Kumar Gandharva: First Encounters
The following is an excerpt from Pt. Satyasheel Deshpande’s Marathi book, Gaan Gunagaan, Rajhans Prakashan, 2023, edited and translated by Srijan Deshpande. An abridged version of this piece was carried in The Hindu’s Friday Review edition, dated April 07, 2023, to mark the beginning of Kumar Gandharva’s birth centenary year. I would sing all the time then, at the age of Read more
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Ustad Allarakha
This article was written as part of a publication released during the Saptak Annual Festival 2019, which was dedicated to the memory of Ustad Allarakha. Most children feel drawn to a certain something when they are young. For me, it was always the tabla. When I was a boy, we would have merasis travelling through our Read more
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Ustad Sharafat Hussain Khan
This article was written as part of a publication released during the Saptak Annual Festival 2018, which was dedicated to the memory of Ustad Sharafat Hussain Khan. The publication also included a CD containing audio clips of Khansaheb’s music which you can listen to here. Introduction Hindustani Art music is an intriguing genre – one that Read more
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Gaansaraswati Kishori Amonkar
This article was written for a Saptak Archives production, published as a tribute to Vidushi Kishori Amonkar after her passing in 2017. The publication included clips from archival recordings from Kishoritai’s concerts in Ahmedabad, as well as a brief biographical sketch, both of which are presented below. The original article as well as the clips Read more
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On Kumarji
Note: This piece was written for a local publication in 2012 and was meant to be a quick introduction to Kumar Gandharva To condense the prolific, six-decade-long career of Pt. Kumar Gandharva into six hundred words is as impossible as it would be to experience the tumult of a year’s worth of seasons in a Read more