Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay

Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay
Born(1942-04-28)April 28, 1942
Uttar Pradesh, India
DiedMay 7, 2021(2021-05-07) (aged 79)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Known forTabla player

Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay (April 28, 1942 – May 7, 2021)[1] was an Indian tabla player. He was trained in the style of the Benaras Gharana by his teacher Mahadev Prasad Mishra.[2] His father, Radha Gopal Bandopadhyay, was an amateur vocalist. Bandopadhyay has accompanied several notable vocal musicians, as well as producing solo recordings, and giving solo performances.[3][4]

Musical career

Over his career, he has accompanied several notable Hindusthani classical singers.[5][6] He has also performed in several cities outside India, including Boston, New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, as well as the World Youth Festival in Berlin.[7] Bandopadhyay was a past faculty member of ITC Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata,[8] as well as a top rated artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan.[citation needed]

In 1965, he won the first prize in The All India Radio music competition, and was awarded the President's gold medal.[citation needed] In 1970, the Emperor of Ethiopia presented him with a gold medal, which is an honor not frequently extended to foreign musicians.[citation needed] In 2012, he was awarded the Sangeet Ratna Award by The Salt Lake Music Association.[citation needed]

Personal life

Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay was married to Rekha Bandopadhyay. He is the father of Pran Gopal Bandopadhyay, a tabla player whom he trained, and Kasturi Bandopadhyay, a Hindusthani classical and semi-classical vocalist.[9][10][11][12]

See also

References

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  4. ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta : At Leisure". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-07.
  5. ^ "The Hindu : Feast of Hindustani music". hindu.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. ^ "ITC Sangeet Sammelan - Kolkata". Archived from the original on 2011-11-27. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
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  8. ^ "Saturday Recitals - February 2010". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  9. ^ "Saturday Recitals". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  10. ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Bengal". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 2004-12-28.
  11. ^ "Wednesday Recitals". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  12. ^ "sra_story_scholars_past". www.itcsra.org.
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