| Told by | Dhirendra Nath Das |
| Obtained by | Suranjita Paul & Mousumi Das Maiti |
| Date | 9th November 2016 |
| Place | 532, Rabindra Sarani. Kolkata- 700003 |
| About the speaker | Dhirendra Nath Das is the son of Krishna Chandra Das who was a well known confectioner, entrepreneur, businessman and Bengali cultural icon of the early 20th century. Dhirendra Nath Das is an Indian classical Music connoisseur and patroniser. He was also a committee member of Tansen Sangeet Sammelan and Sadaranga Sangeet Sammelan. |
| Tags | 1970’s, Kalamandir, Ravi Shankar, Edward Kennedy |
| Language | Bengali |
Dhirendra Nath Das speaks:
Verbatim:
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Verbatim: Dr. Suranjita Paul
Translation:
This incident, it happened in the ‘70’s, I think – Ravi Shankar was performing at Kala Mandir. Edward Kennedy, the brother of the President of the United States, had landed at the Kolkata airport for a brief period of time. When he heard that Ravi Shankar was playing at Kala Mandir, he came to the auditorium instead of spending his time waiting in the airport lounge. He sat quite close to us. Ananda, my brother-in-law, was sitting next to me, and Mr. Kennedy was sitting next to him. I still have his autograph. Ananda has asked him for it. Ravi Shankar’s performance was brilliant. At the end of the show, we went and met him.
Translated by: Sarbajaya Bhattacharya
Picture Courtesy: Google
https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/Ravi_Shankar.html
http://www.asiantribune.com/node/89961
Edited & Designed: Dr. Suranjita Paul
Mr. Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) visited Eastern India in 1971. – Editor
“In Bangladesh, Ted Kennedy Revered – CNN.com.” Accessed November 17, 2016. http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/27/bangladesh.kennedy.impact/.
Data processed at SAP-DRS Lab, Department of Instrumental Music, Rabindra Bharati University.