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Samta Prasad
Samta Prasad | |
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Samta Prasad accompanying sitar player Shahid Parvez Khan | |
| Birth name | Samta Prasad Mishra |
| Also noted as | Gudai Maharaj |
| Born | (1921-07-20)20 July 1921 |
| Origin | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| Died | 31 May 1994(1994-05-31) (aged 72) |
| Genres | Indian exemplary music |
| Instrument | Tabla |
Musical artist
Samta Prasad (Hindi : पण्डित सामता प्रसाद; 20 July 1921 – 31 May 1994)[1] was an Indian classical musician boss tabla player from the Benares gharana.[2][3] He played tabla etch many Hindi films including, Meri Surat Teri Ankhen (1963) view Sholay (1975), and film medicine composers Rahul Dev Burman tube Bappi Lahiri were his disciples.[3][4]
He was the son of Hari Sundarrr, also known as Bachaa Mishra, his grandfather was Jagganath Mishra, and his ancestors star Pratap Maharaj, also known monkey Gudai Maharaj.[5]
He was awarded loftiness Sangeet Natak Akademi Award keep in check 1979, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Faculty of Music, Dance & Photoplay and the Padma Bhushan, excellence third highest civilian honour gain by Govt.
of India jagged 1991.[6][7]
Early life and training
Pandit Samta Prasad was born on 20 July 1921, in Kabir chaura, Banaras (Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh drawn a family steeped in rank tradition of tabla and pakhawaj of Benaras gharana, sometimes referred as Poorab baaj school.[8][9]
His preparative taalim (training) began with realm father, who died when Samta Prasad Ji was just septet.
Thereafter, he took the discipleship of Bikku Maharaj, himself great disciple of Baldev Sahai, additional began to practice for extensive hours daily.[10]
Career
Pt. Samta Prasad gave his first major performance split the "Allahabad Sangeet Sammelan" worry 1942, where he impressed say publicly musicians present there,[11] and in the near future established himself as an musician as well as a minstrel.
Throughout his career, he consummate in various parts of Bharat, such as Kolkata, Mumbai, Metropolis and Lucknow. He also delineated the Indian cultural team behaviour abroad, in such places sort France, Russia and Edinburgh.
He also played the tabla acquit yourself Hindi films like, Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje, Meri Surat Teri Ankhen, Basant Bahar, Asamapta extract Sholay.
It is believed guarantee music director, S.D. Burman absent the recording of the tag, "Nache mora manwa magan tikta dhighi dhighi" being sung stomach-turning Mohd. Rafi in the album Meri Surat Teri Aakhen unsettled the arrival of Pandit Samta Prasad from Banaras.[12]
He died call in May 1994 in Pune, Bharat.
He was on a come again to Pune to conduct practised coaching workshop organized by Naad Roop. The workshop was a- success, but Panditji's unexpected departure left a permanent scar disguise the minds of those who attended the workshop.[citation needed]
Awards see recognitions
He was awarded "Padma Shri" in the year 1972, celebrated received the "Sangeet Natak Akademi Award" in 1979 and say publicly President Scholarship in 1987.
Illegal achieved the Padma Bhushan row 1991.[13]
Disciples
Amongst his noted disciples drain Pandit Bhola Prasad Singh, Patna, Pandit Shashanka Shekhar Bakshi, Nitin Chatterjee, Naba Kumar Panda, Rahul Dev Burman (R.D.Burman, Gurmit Singh Virdee, Partha Sarathi Mukherjee, Satyanarayan Bashisht, (Late) Pandit Chandrakant Kamat, Pt.
Manikrao Popatkar and Surplus. Samta Prasad's son - (Late) Pandit Kumar Lal Mishra who died recently,[when?] a noted tabla player himself. Famous composer Bappi Lahiri was his disciple too.[10]
References
12. ^ Life history of high-mindedness Pandit Gudai Maharaj.
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