Legendary classical singer Arun Bhaduri passes away

Legendary classical singer Pandit Arun Bhaduri, known for his deep and sonorous voice, passed away at a city hospital on Monday. He was suffering from age-related ailments and respiratory distress.

Sakshi Chaturvedi
Published on: 18 Dec 2018 4:42 AM GMT
Legendary classical singer Arun Bhaduri passes away
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Kolkata: Legendary classical singer Pandit Arun Bhaduri, known for his deep and sonorous voice, passed away at a city hospital on Monday. He was suffering from age-related ailments and respiratory distress.

The 75-year-old was survived by wife, son, daughter-in-law and grandson.

Born in West Bengal's Murshidabad on October 7, 1943, Bhaduri received his initial lessons in Indian music from Mohammed Abu Daud, before fine-tuning his knowledge on the nuances and embellishments of the Hindustani Classical Music from Mohammed Sagiruddin Khan.

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-He was also taught by the late Ustad Ishtiaq Hussain Khan of the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana, and Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh.

-Greatly influenced by Ustad Ameer Khan, Bhaduri imbibed his aesthetic qualities, and successfully created a style of his own by fusing the various styles he learnt from the stalwarts.

-He joined the ITC Sangeet Research Academy as a musician scholar and rose to become one of its most venerated Gurus.

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-Bhaduri is also known for his excellent rendering of Bengali songs and bhajans.

A top grade radio and television artiste, Bhaduri received invitations from music festivals in the UK, the USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Bangladesh.

Sakshi Chaturvedi

Sakshi Chaturvedi

A journalist, presently working as a Sub-Editor at newstrack.com.

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