| Told by | Dr. Rajeeb Chakraborty |
| Obtained by | Sukanya Sarkar |
| Date | 11 July, 2014 |
| Place | Kolkata residence of Dr. Rajib Chakraborty, Swinhoe Street, Kolkata 700019 |
| About Dr. Rajeeb Chakraborty | Dr. Rajeeb Chakraborty is a renowned sarod player, a music composer, and also involved in a large number of experimental projects internationally. He received several awards for his experimental work in music. |
| Tags | Aritra, Prasun Banerjee, 1980’s, Kolkata. Bishop Leffroy Road, |
| Language | Bengali |
Dr. Rajeeb Chakraborty speaks :
Verbatim:
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Verbatim: Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee
Translation:
During such a time, Borda Kaku, that is Prasun Banerjee, Pratyush’s father, started an organisation called Aritra in a large British-era house on Bishop Lefroy Road. The hall was a hundred feet in length and forty feet in breadth. Private music programmes were held in Aritra for fifteen years – at least once or twice a month. I don’t think I have missed a single programme at Aritra if I was in Kolkata at the time. We were always eager to go to such places, we wanted to perform, but weren’t getting the chance, it became a meeting place with friends. We would go there to vicariously satisfy our desire to be associated with music. But actually we couldn’t do anything, I can’t do anything even now, but Aritra occupies a special place in my youth. Those performances, that atmosphere of music held a special place for me.
Translation: Sarbajaya Bhattacharya
Picture Courtesy: Google
Edited & Designed: Ms. Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee