| Told by | Sabyasachi Sengupta |
| Obtained by | Sanjoy Bandopadhyay |
| Date | 30 December 2014 |
| Place | Sangeet Bhavan, B.T. Road Campus, Rabindra Bharati University, 56A, B.T. Road, Kolkata 700050 |
| On Sabyasachi Sengupta | Tabla player, Guest Teacher at the Department of Instrumental Music, Rabindra Bharati University |
| Key-words | Jnan Prakash Ghosh, Mallar Ghosh, Music profession, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, Deshikottam |
| Language | Bengali |
Sabyasachi Sengupta speaks:
Verbatim:
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Verbatim by: Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee
Translation:
I heard this incident from Mallar Ghosh, my Gurubhai, the son of my Guruji Pt. Jnanprakash Ghosh. Last year, Mallar and I had gone to take an examination in Santiniketan. We were to return together by train, but the train was late, so we were in the waiting room, that is when he narrated this incident. We were talking about Guruji. That is when he narrated the story. He said that Guruji’s father did not want his son to take up music as a profession. It was against his father’s wishes that Guruji entered the world of music as a professional. According to Mallar Ghosh, all his uncles, that is, all of his father’s elder brothers were lawyers. Guruji’s elder brother used to call Guruji Genu. When Guruji received the Deshikottam from Santiniketan, when they received the news, Guruji’s brother hugged Guruji and said, “Genu, our father never wanted you to be a part of the world of music. He wanted you to take up law as a profession. But now that you have received this award, this world-wide recognition, it pleases me to think that no matter where father is today, he will be extremely happy that this honour has been bestowed upon you. You could not have received such an honour in any other profession. This is a great reward. You have received this honour today because you were determined to stay in this profession. This is not just a matter of pride for you, but for the entire family. Thank you.”
Translated by: Sarbajaya Bhattacharya
PhotoCourtesy: Google
Edited and Desgined by: Ms Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee
Data processed at SAP-DRS Lab, Department of Instrumental Music, Rabindra Bharati University.