Two short anecdotes: Ravi Shankar’s impact on Balaram Pathak and, Ustad Allauddin Khan in his son’s Film Show Première

Told by Sanjay Guha
Obtained by Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay
Date 27th Dec 2016
Place 3/1/1D Padmapukur Road, Kolkata 700092
About  the speaker The well-known sitar player Sanjay Guha   is now serving as a faculty member at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, London. He learnt music from a number of highly reputed musicians including Pt. Radhika Mohan Moitra, Pt. Deepak Chaudhury and Vidwan M. Balamurali  Krishna.
Tags Satya brata Guha , Bharati Hall, Indira Hall, 1950, Tansen Sangit Sammelan, Bilaskhani Todi, Ravi Shankar, Balaram Pathak, Ali Akbar Khan, Allauddin Khan
Language Bengali

Sanjay Guha  speaks :

Metadata generated by Suranjita Paul

 

Verbatim:

                        Balaram Pathak

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Verbatim by: Dr. Suranjita Paul

 

Translation:

I have heard this incident from my Uncle that happened in the 1950s, probably in the late 50s. A program, possibly Tansen Festival, had taken place at either Bharati or at Indira hall.  PanditJi was on the stage playing BilaskhaniTodi. The hall wastotally crowded.  After BilaskhaniTodiwas over BalaramPathakhold Panditji’s feet.  Both were crying and then BalaramPathak uttered what a mesmerizing performance Panditji had given that hadtotally spellbound all the audiences. This was a very unique scene to be witnessed.

  Pt. Ravi Shankar & Ustad Ali Akbar Khan

There was another funny incident, also narrated to me by my uncle. A film in which Ali Akbar Khan composed music, was about to release shortly. Hearing that, Panditji and Ali Akbar Khan Sahab had gone to attend the film releasing programme.For some reasons Allauddin Khan was in Kolkata and hehad also came to know about that programme.Panditji and Ali Akbar Khan Sahab were totally in dark that Allauddin Khan was also coming to that programming. When they heard about his coming there, both of them got up from their front seats and went out of the hallstraight away. While Baba Allauddin Khan had been there for the entire period and enjoyed the film and at the end he remarked that Ali Akbar Khan Sahabhad enormous knowledge in music.

 Translated by: Ankana Das

 Picture Courtesy: Google

https://aliakbarkhanlibrary.com/photographs/

https://www.discogs.com/artist/3156538-Balaram-Pathak

Edited &Designed: Dr.Suranjita Paul

Data processed at SAP-DRS Lab, Department of Instrumental Music, Rabindra Bharati University