| Told by | Tirthankar Benerjee |
| Obtained by | Professor Sanjoy Bandopadhyay |
| Date | 14th February 2017 |
| Place | 3/1/1D Padmapukur Road, Kolkata 700092 |
| About the speaker | Tirthankar Banerjee is a well-known sitar player of Kolkata. He is a disciple of Sitar maestro Pt. Dipak Chowdhury. |
| Tags | Riwaz, Ravi Shankar, Late 60’s, Early 70’s, 1967, Vilayat Khan, Taan, Admire, Dipak Chowdhury |
| Language | Bengali |
Tirthankar Benerjee speaks:
Text version:
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Verbatim by: Dr. Suranjita Paul
Translation:
-Did he mention anything about Riyaz?
-Yes…riwaz…That reminds me; Dipakda once showed me a letter. Dipakda was a student of Panditji around the year 1967. He received this letter from Panditji three or four years lat
er. So, the letter must have been written exactly around late 1960s and early 1970s. Now, as most musicians and even some music admirers know, the relationship between Pandit Ravi Shankarji and UstadVilayat Khan wasn’t exactly friendly. Anyway, their relationship has been extensively talked and written about, and we all understand that. What is interesting is, however, that in the letter – I’m not sure whether or not the letter has been preserved by Dipakda’s sister – but Panditji had written “When playing a Taan, you must listen closely to VilayatBhai’s rendition. Try to follow the way VilayatBhai plays the Taan. A perfect Taanwill exactly belike VilayatBhai’s”.
This is fascinating! Pandit Ravi Shankar Ji may not admit it publicly, but I have seen the proof of his secret admiration. Whether Vilayat Khan harboured similar feelings, I wouldn’t know, because I’ve never learned his style from him. But this is a fact nevertheless.
Translated by: Ankana Das
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Edited & Designed: Dr. Suranjita Paul
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