Three decades after he created disciples like Viswamohan Bhatt, Daya Shankar and Tarun Bhattacharya, sitar legend Pt Ravi Shankar would be remembered at a grand concert in Kolkata on March 5.
However, apart from Pt Bhatt, Pt Daya Shankar and Pt Bhattacharya—the golden trio—, Pt Bickram Ghosh, who later emerged as a celebrated percussionist, would also join them.
The concert will be held at Calcutta Rowing Club on March 5 and would start at 6.30 pm. Rush for tickets have already been seen among the classical music lovers in the city.
In 2013, they held a similar concert to play tribute to their guru.
The trio have accompanied Ravi Shankar around the world and played Veena (Bhatt), santoor (Bhattacharjee) and Shehnaiya (Daya Shankar) at his concerts in several countries like Japan, USA and other countries.
“This is our tribute to our Guru Pt Ravi Shankar. This is as per Guru-shishya parampara (tradition),” Bhatt told THE WEEK.
Daya Shankar said, “Whenever we, the golden trio, performed in the name of our guru, we received much appreciation and acclaim.”
Bhattacharya told THE WEEK, “We, the trio, received all respect and honour just because of the talim (training) we had received from Pandit ji. We will hold concert on March 5 and would keep doing it in the future.”
Bhattacharya’s Santoor academy is the main force behind holding such a grand concert.
Ravi Shankar, a three-time Grammy winner, is credited with introducing Indian classical music to the West.
