DOT Desk
Pandit Arun Bhaduri, one of the maestros of Indian classical music, unfortunately passed away in a hospital in kolkata on december 17 at the age of 75. With his demise, an era of north Indian classical music came to an end. I had the fortune of witnessing his glorious performance live, when he came to Bangladesh. At ITC-SRA, Arun Bhaduri received training from the late ustad Ishtiaq Hussain khan from the Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana.
Padmashree pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh subsequently taught him both classical and semi-classical music, and made him aware of the nuances in lyrics. In his pursuit of musical excellence, he had also been greatly influenced by ustad Ameer Khan and had imbibed the late ustad’s aesthetic qualities. Arun bhaduri had beautifully combined all the styles to create an inimitable style of his own. He also rendered bengali songs and bhajans with equal ease.
As a top grade radio and television artiste, he had made his mark in the world of music with his effective blending of imagination and organised demonstration. He received many prestigious awards including banga bibhushan samman in 2014.
Pandit arun bhaduri’s legacy will remain alive and be carried forward through his disciples from all over india and abroad. Some of his notable disciples are koushik bhattacharjee, kasturi bandopadhyay, pandit tushar dutta (bangladeshi born-indian), indrani mukherjee and priyanka gope (bangladesh).