An outstanding musician, eminent academician and exemplary Guru
An outstanding musician, eminent academician and exemplary Guru
It was the 1st of February 2021. I was leisurely thinking of my half-pant days, my school, my tiny sitar, Ustadjee. Suddenly my phone rang. It was Ms. Shailaja Khanna from New Delhi. Shailaja is a regular columnist of Music for several…
First Posted on August 15, 2012 by sitardivine A Report by Sanjoy Bandopadhyay [copied from ‘Family Wiki’] It was 6:15 in the evening, the call-bell rang. I got angry because I told everyone to keep the house gate unlocked – we were expecting…
First Posted on August 15, 2012 by sitardivine It was January 01, 2009—- a Kolkata morning When I woke up this morning, opened my eyes on the first day of 2009 – I felt a bit strange. I was not very happy when…
Music Album ‘Rare Ragas on the Sitar’ – A Collector’s Item This album is available worldwide through renowned music distributors including amazon.com and iTune. First Posted on February 16, 2016 by sitardivine Enjoy the Rare Music Album! The music album ‘Rare Ragas on…
FirstPosted on June 15, 2014 by sitardivine We just found a letter of Pt. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay’s father Mr. Peejush Prasanna Banerjee. This is a letter draft. It was addressed to the school Secretary, Kishore Bharati, Behala. This appears to be the first letter…
Data collection and Presentation Strategy of Bharata, Matanga, Sarangadeva and other Ancient Authors… Anil Beohar talks… Posted on September 19, 2012 by sitardivine I had been to Khairagarh for a week from 08 to 15 September 2012 to teach a course. I thought…
Dadu First Posted on August 15, 2012 by sitardivine [This page was the opening note of the ‘Family Wiki’ that was live from 02 Nov 2008 to 14 August 2012.] Note: The title is kept as ‘Dadu’ as we the grandchildren from his…
First Posted on November 15, 2012 by sitardivine Scroll down for Bengali and Hindi translations It was mid 80′s. I first chanced to have a glimpse of Dadu’s book on one of the many bookshelves at Anjanda’s house1. The two-storied building is so…
September 18, 2020, 4 p.m., Cauvery Hall, Gangtok Sikkim University — a grand online event — the Teachers’ Day 2020. Let me take you a little back. It was the morning of 02 September, Sikkim University decided to felicitate four…
Felicitation Speech at the Central University of Sikkim on the Teachers’ Day on September 05, 2020 By Professor Sanjoy Bandopadhyay I never dreamt that my Mother University will ever consider felicitating me for my humble efforts to understand its inherent rhythm…