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Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya wins hearts in Kolkata with his scintillating performance

NITN | @notintownlive | 16 Mar 2018, 07:48 am

Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya wins hearts in Kolkata with his scintillating performance

Kolkata, Mar 14 (NITN): Santoor icon Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya presented a scintillating performance at the Kalamandir recently in the memory of Late Chittaranjan Roy.

Tarun Bhattacharya played Raag Charukeshi and ended the one hour recital with his favorite tune Vaishnavo Janatu.

After touching hearts of music lovers with his performance in Kolkata, Bhattacharya has now left for a long tour of Europe and followed by USA.

The maestro played Charukeshi which exemplified a sense of loss and melancholy.

Charukesi is known to incite feelings of pathos and devotion in the listener.

The trio played Raga Charukeshi in Vilambeet Teentaal and Drut Teentaal with jhala, saath sangat saral jabab  to the packed auditorium.

This raga of Carnatic origin is quite popular among instrumentalists.

The interaction betweenTarun Bhattacharya and Tabla virtuoso Pdt Abhijit Banerjeee was immensely appreciated by the entire audience.

The other performers included Rupak Kulkarni, Ustad Rashid Khan,

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