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 Rare,
indeed, is the genius and artistry of this man who
has, for almost six decades, single handedly
represented the pedagogical lineage of the great
masters Murad Ali Khan, Mohammad Ameer Khan and
Radhika Mohan Maitra. It is for his incomparable
sacrifices for music and the sarod, and for his
soulful mastery of the instrument, that Buddhadev
Das Gupta is recognized worldwide as one of the
finest masters of the classical musical tradition
of North India.
Born in
Bhagalpur, a small city in the state of Bihar in
India, on February 1, 1933, Buddhadev Dasgupta is
one of the greatest living exponents of the Sarod, a
complex 23 string Instrument from India. Buddhadev's
story is quite unique for that of a Classical Indian
musician. Though he was fond of music and had
training from Pandit
Radhika Mohan Maitra, Buddhadev dared not take
music as a profession for he came from a middle
class family of Bengal, where, in those days, music
was not considered a very honorable profession for
the son of a civil servant and besides, most
Classical musicians of those
days lived on the verge of starvation.
Therefore,
Buddhadev studied to be a mechanical engineer and
worked with an engineering firm for thirty-two
years. Despite this, his musicality and musicality
grew as he learnt from Radhu Babu (as Radhika Mohan
Moitreya was affectionately called by people) for
thirty-eight years! Buddhadev became a regular
broadcaster from the All India Radio, Calcutta in
1949.
Presently,
he is a Top Grade Artist with AIR. A very unique
style of sarod playing handed down through Radhu
Babu by the Afghan forefathers of the instrument,
combined with personal wit and breathtaking
technique mark Buddhadev's music. He is possibly the
most original and yet authentic performer of
the Sarod in India today.
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