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June 06, 2020
Padma Bhushan Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh
Here is a man of many talents nullifying the say: 'jack of all trades master of none'.
A fountainhead of knowledge Jnan Prakash-ji realises his true meaning in mastering the traits of trades producing torch-bearers & ushers of future.
The Man
"Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh (8 May 1909 – 18 February 1997) often known as 'Guru' Jnan Prakash Ghosh was an Indian Harmonium and Tabla player from Farukhabad Gharana of Hindustani Classical Music and musicologist. "[wikipedia]
He belongs to the lineage of Dwarkin Harmonium inventor Dwarkanath Ghosh who is his grandfather. From an early age Pandit-ji had a zeal for perfection.
Education:
- Scottish Church College of the University of Calcutta
- Vocal- Girija Shankar Chakrabarty, Md Sagir Khan, Md Dabir Khan, Mehedi Hussain Khan,
- Harmonium- Ustad Khushi Muhammad
- Tabla- Ustad Masit Khan, Azim Khan (Farukhabad), Ustad Feroze Khan (Punjab),
- Pakhavaj- Bipin Ghosh
- Khol- Nabadwip Brajavasi
Students:
Tabla- Pt. Kanai Dutta, Pt. Nikhil Ghosh, Pt. Shyamal Bose, Pt Shankar Ghosh, Pt. Anindo Chatterjee, Pt. Sanjay Mukherjee, Pt. Gobinda Bose, Pt. Abhijit Banerjee
Vocal- Pt. Prasun Banerjee, Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty, Pt. Arun Bhaduri, to name a few
Music Direction: Movies- Basant Bahar (Bangla), Jadu Bhatta, Rajlakshmi o Srikanta, etc
Performances: The USSR, Europe, Japan on cultural visits sponsored by the Government of India
Awards: Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (1974), Padma Bhushan (1984)
Food for Riyaz
The great Guru inspires us to imbibe our art-form our and out; learning at any cost & disseminating the same to continue the legacy.
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