Dhruba Ghosh
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Music teacher
Author
Dhruba Ghosh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Died | 10 July 2017 (aged 60) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupations | Musician Music teacher Author |
| Known for | Sarangi |
| Parent(s) | Nikhil Ghosh Usha Nayampally |
| Awards | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award |
Dhruba Ghosh (1957–2017)[1] was an Indian classical musician and Sarangi player from Mumbai.[2]
Dhruba Ghosh was born in 1957 in Mumbai. His father Padma Bhushan Pt Nikhil Ghosh was a famous musician, teacher and writer, known his proficiency on the percussion instrument of tabla.[3] He is the nephew of Pt Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player and composer.[3] Dhruba Ghosh learned the basics of sarangi from Dattaram Parvatakar of All India Radio, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and Ustad Sagiruddin Khan.[4] His brother Nayan Ghosh is also a musician and a tabla player.[5] His sister Tulika Ghosh is a singer in the Hindustani musical tradition. He worked in 'Miho: A journey to the mountain', a musical album.[6] This album won the Grammy Award.[4][6] He also worked in various fusion albums.[3] Pandit Dhruba Ghosh died 10 July 2017 in Mumbai, India.[7]
He also studied under the guidance of vocalist Pandit Dinkar Kaikini.
Albums
Awards
- Sangeet Nataka Akademi Award[2]
- Paul Winter Consort, an American musical band including Dhruba Ghosh won the Grammy Award.[7]
