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Buddhadev Das Gupta | |
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 Das Gupta at a concert accompanied by PanditChandra Nath Shastri with tabla, Calcutta, 1987. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1933-02-01)1 February 1933 Bhagalpur,Bihar and Orissa Province, British India |
| Died | 15 January 2018(2018-01-15) (aged 84) Kolkata,West Bengal, India |
| Genres | Hindustani classical |
| Occupation | Musicians |
| Instrument | sarod |
| Labels | Nimbus Records |
| Formerly of | Chandra Nath Shastri Radhika Mohan Maitra All India Radio |
| Website | www |
Buddhadev Das Gupta (1 February 1933 – 15 January 2018) was an Indian classical musician who played thesarod.[1] He used to reside inKolkata, India. He was one of the artists featured inNimbus Records'The Raga Guide.
Buddhadev Das Gupta was born on 1 February 1933 in his maternal home atBhagalpur, India to parents Prafulla Mohan Dasgupta and Bhabani Dasgupta. His father wasDistrict Magistrate by profession and an avid lover of music although he never learnt music.
Das Gupta stood second in theMatriculation Examination, held in 1948. He then studiedmechanical engineering at theBengal Engineering College, 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 sarodmaestroRadhika Mohan Maitra. His first program on theAll India Radio was as a guest artist. He eventually performed more than 17 national programs on All India Radio.
In 2011, Das Gupta, was offered thePadma Shri by theGovernment 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 awardedSangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1993 andSangeet Natak Akademi Tagore Ratna in 2011.
His autobiographyBamaner Chandrasparshavilash (meaning: "The desire of adwarf to touch the moon"), was periodically published in aBengaliMagazine "Disha" and has been published in the form of book in 2004 (part-I) and in 2010 (part-II).
Buddhadev Das Gupta was the Guru of many established and prominent musicians like Bhabanisankar Dasgupta, Anirban Dasgupta, Abanindra Maitra, Joydeep Ghosh, Atanu Raksit,Debashish Bhattacharya,Debasmita Bhattacharya,Prattyush Banerjee,Sugato Nag,Abir Hossain,Soumik Datta,Swarnendu Mandal,Arka Roy,Shounak Roy and many more.
Das Gupta died on 15 January 2018 of cardiac arrest at his residence in South Kolkata. He was 84. He had been suffering from respiratory problems for the last few days. At the time of his death, he was survived by wife and two sons.West Bengal Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee said his death has created a void in the field of classical music. "A great loss for the world of classical music. Rest in Peace. Condolences to his family," she said in a tweet.[3]
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