| Told by | Pt. Santosh Banerjee |
| Obtained by | Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee |
| Date | 5th April, 2017 |
| Place | Pt. Santosh Banerjee’s Residence , Kali Temple Road, Kolkata |
| About the speaker | Renowned Sitar Player, Formerly a Member of Faculty at the Department of Instrumental Music, Rabindra Bharati University. One of the prime disciples of Ustad Dabir Khan. |
| Tags | Panchkot, Begum Akhtar, Bhubaneswari Prasad Sing Deo, Agra, Kashipur, Loudon Street, 1964, 1965 |
| Language | Bengali |
Pt. Santosh Banerjee Speaks :
Text version:
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Verbatim by: Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee
Translation:
It happened like this, my student the Raja of Panchkot expressed his interest to listen to Begum Akhtar. Her songs were always being played. This Raja was named Bhubneswari Prasad Singdeo. They had their estate at the village of Kashipur, Panchkot near Agra where their palaces still stand. Anyway, I said I will try and asked Ustadji.
Ustadji took me to Broadway Hotel where Begum Akhter was staying for a performance. She gladly consented to go and asked about the time. She asked us to send a car at ten p.m. She arrived punctually at the raja’s residence at 2/1 Loudon Street and performed about fifteen of her songs. The only audience consisted of myself, the Raja, Ustadji and a couple of other people. It was a wonderful performance and this was how I got acquainted with Begum Akhtar. She used to take a very costly and aromatic jarda which was heard to come by. I used to consume betel leaf a lot and also used this jarda in a very small amount. The time frame is around 1964 or 67-68.
Translation by: Arundhati Banerjee
Picture Courtesy: Google
http://www.indianrajputs.com/view/panchkot
Edited & Designed: Ms. Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee
Data processed at SAP-DRS Lab, Department of Instrumental Music, Rabindra Bharati University.