Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Known percussionist, tabla legend Kishan Maharaj, 85
Pandit Kishan Maharaj, one of India's best-known classical percussionists, passed away in this temple town after battling a brain stroke for five days. He was 85.
The leading tabla exponent was pulled off life- support systems on May 4 night. He had suffered a stroke on April 29 and efforts had been on to stave off brain death.
Kishan Maharaj is survived by a son and three daughters.
Sources in Varanasi said the tabla legend suffered the stroke when sarod artist Pandit Amjad Ali Khan and his family, including sons Ayaan and Amaan, went to meet him a day after the Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh, an important musical event in the town. Kishan Maharaj also attended it.
"He was sitting on a sofa and then he suddenly passed out." Sandeep Das, one of Kishan Maharaj's most senior disciples and Grammy nominee, told IANS.
Kishan Maharaj was born in 1923 in a family of professional musicians. He was trained in classical music by Pandit Hari Maharaj, his father. After his father's death, Pandit Kanthe Maharaj, his uncle, took him under his wings.
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The leading tabla exponent was pulled off life- support systems on May 4 night. He had suffered a stroke on April 29 and efforts had been on to stave off brain death.
Kishan Maharaj is survived by a son and three daughters.
Sources in Varanasi said the tabla legend suffered the stroke when sarod artist Pandit Amjad Ali Khan and his family, including sons Ayaan and Amaan, went to meet him a day after the Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh, an important musical event in the town. Kishan Maharaj also attended it.
"He was sitting on a sofa and then he suddenly passed out." Sandeep Das, one of Kishan Maharaj's most senior disciples and Grammy nominee, told IANS.
Kishan Maharaj was born in 1923 in a family of professional musicians. He was trained in classical music by Pandit Hari Maharaj, his father. After his father's death, Pandit Kanthe Maharaj, his uncle, took him under his wings.
To read the full article, click here....
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: Known percussionist, musical event, Pandit Kishan Maharaj, professional musicians, Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh, tabla legend, Varanasi
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