He is fondly called India’s modern-day ‘Kanhaiya’ for his masterly control over the bansuri (bamboo flute). Pandit Ranendranath (Ronu) Majumdar said he considered it an honour to be performing in tribute to the late Nandan Mehta at Saptak this year.
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Penultimate day of the festival gives listeners an unforgettable experience of the soothing notes of the flute and the santoor
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With two days to go before the curtain comes down on the 31st Saptak music festival, the mood turned solemn on Tuesday as most artists performed sad ragas expressing spiritual anguish. As it is, Saptak 2011 has taken place in the shadow cast by the irreparable loss of the festival’s founder, Nandan Mehta, who died […]
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MANY IN THE AUDIENCE BURST INTO TEARS AT HIS RENDITION OF KRUSHNA CHANDRA NE… CHHODE DIYO
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A LONG LINE-UP OF EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCES WOWED THE AUDIENCE ON SUNDAY
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