Siddhartha Sankar Chaudhuri was born in Howrah, W. Bengal, India. He
began traning at the age of five under his father, the late Tara
Prasad Chaudhuri, who was a disciple of the legendary Ustad Amir Khan.
He then trained rigorously under his grand uncle Pandit Adinath
Chaudhuri, a renowned musicologist and disciple of Sangeetacharya
Pandit Tarapada Chakraborti (a.k.a “Tiger of Bengal").

Further development of his music came from listening to various
artistes such as: Amir Khan, Bade Gulam Ali Khan, Mallikarjun Mansor,
Rajan and Sajan Mishra, Pandit Jasraj, Rashid Khan, Pandit Bhimsen
Joshi, Abdul Karim Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Miles Davis, John
Coltrane, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson
and others.

His music is also inspired by the reading of novels such as “Jean
Christov” by Romarola and from outdoor pursuits such as sea-beach &
forest trekking.

Siddharth’s career in Indian classical music started in 1997 when he
accompanied Pandit Prabhakar Karekar at the prestigious 44th Annual
DOVERLANE Conference in Calcutta.

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/20080528_Prominent_musician_charged_with_sex_assault...

Prominent musician charged with sex assault

By Joelle Farrell

Inquirer Staff Writer
A widely known Indian classical musician has been charged with
sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl who was taking lessons from
him.

Shafaatullah Khan, 42, of King of Prussia, has been charged with
multiple counts of corruption of a minor, indecent assault, and
related sexual offenses.

Khan plays sitar, surbahar and tabla and teaches Indian classical
music on a wide array of instruments. He is featured on at least 16
CDs and has played in concerts throughout the world. Last spring, he
played a sitar concerto with the Mansfield (Pa.) University Symphony
Orchestra at the Kimmel Center, and he is scheduled to play in August
at Longwood Gardens.

Khan's attorney, Vincent DiFabio, said that he was looking forward to
a trial and that Khan would be exonerated.

Hi all,

This is Swapnil Shah from Ahmedabad. I am learning Indian classical
since last 5 years, and want to join your group.

Swapnil

What's Portuguese for 'get lost'?

Hi,

I am looking for the lyrics for Pt. Jasraj's "Govinda Damodar
Madhaveti" in Nat Bhairav (see link below). If anyone has a copy or
can point me to it, it would be much appreciated.

--Govind-Damodar-Madhaveti" rel="nofollow" class="url" target="_blank">http://www.esnips.com/doc/9ddcef6f-899a-47be-ba04-e53cc0eb934c/Pt.Jasraj--Govind...

Thanks,
Umesh

The South-Asia Institute (UT-Austin) and the Indian Classical Music
Circle of Austin present:

A Dhrupad Recital by Ut. F. Wasifuddin Dagar, accompanied by Pt Mohan
Shyam Sharma (Pakhawaj), Pt Anindya Bhattacharya (Tabla), Qamar Dagar
(Tanpura), and Laurence Bastit (Tanpura).

Friday May 30th
7:30 pm

Texas Union Auditorium
University of Texas, Austin
24th and Guadalupe Streets (2247 Guadalupe Street)
Austin, TX 78705

Tickets: $20 Regular, $10 Students/Seniors
www.icmca.org

Thanks,
Abhishek
P.S. Concert details/review to follow...

Hi all,

ASHA(UC-Irvine) is organizing a fundraiser event on May 31.

An Evening of Carnatic Music,

by

Ramakrishnan Murthy :: vocal
Nishanth Chandran :: violin
Nirmal Narayan :: mrudangam

Date & Time
Saturday - May 31, 2008 - 5:00 PM

Venue
Hoover Middle School Auditorium
3501 Country Club Drive, Lakewood, CA 90712

For tickets and other details, visit http://www.ashanet.org/irvine/event_carnatic.html

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Hello All,
Now Atbhut Ranjani and Malkauns Ragas, performed by Dr Gokulotsavji
Maharaj, are also available here:
http://amirkhanikhayal.googlepages.com/acharyagoswamigokulotsavjimaharaj

Regards,
Dr. Ibrahim Ali
Ph.D.
Asst. Prof. Music
Web site:
http://amirkhanikhayal.googlepages.com
and
http://ali.suchi.googlepages.com
Address: 20 Kharakuwa, D.N. Marg,
Ujjain [M.P.] 456006
Phone: +910734-2551949

Gokhale Institue of Public Affairs in collaboration with People for
Raaga presents:

Hindustani Classical Violin Jugalbandhi by Pt. B.S. Math and Vidushi
Akkamahadevi Math
Accompanied by: Shri. Rajendra Nakod on Tabla

Time: Evening 6-8 pm
Date : Sunday 25th May 2008
Venue:
DVG Sabhangana,
Gokhale Institute of Public affairs,
Bull temple Road (Opp BMS Engg College),N R Colony, Bangalore 19
Phone: 26613148

Admission free, all are welcome