Buddhadev Dasgupta

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Buddhadev Das Gupta (1 February 1933 – 15 January 2018) was an Indian classical musician who played the sarod. He used to reside in Kolkata, India. He was one of the artists featured in Nimbus Records' The Raga Guide. Early life and training: Buddhadev Das Gupta was born on 1 February 1933 in his maternal home at Bhagalpur, India to parents Prafulla Mohan Dasgupta and Bhabani Dasgupta. His father was District Magistrate by profession and an avid lover of music although he never learnt music. Das Gupta stood second in the Matriculation Examination, held in 1948. He then studied mechanical engineering at the Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur and stood second there, too. Much later in life, on 16 February 2010, the university awarded him an honorary D.Litt. degree. At a very early age, Buddhadev started taking sarod lessons from the sarod maestro Radhika Mohan Maitra. His first program on the All India Radio was as a guest artist. He eventually performed more than 17 national programs on All India Radio. Felicitation: In 2011, Das Gupta, was offered the Padma Shri by the government of India, but he turned it down saying "it was far too late in the day". In January 2012, he had been conferred with the Padma Bhushan.[2] He was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1993 and Sangeet Natak Akademi Tagore Ratna in 2011. Autobiography: His autobiography Bamaner Chandrasparshavilash (meaning: "The desire of a dwarf to touch the moon"), was periodically published i

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The Raga Guide

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The Raga Guide - A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas

Sarod Recital By Buddhadev Dasgupta

Nidhi

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The Raga Guide - Disc 1

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Sarod Euphoria

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The Raga Guide - Disc 2

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The Raga Guide - Disc 4

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The Raga Guide [Disc 1]

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Midnight Mystery: Recital By Sarod Maestro Pt. Buddhadev Dasgupta

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From the Archives 1973

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The Raga Guide [Disc 4]

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