Arun Bhaduri Explained

Arun Bhaduri
Birth Date:	7 October 1943^[1]
Death Date:	^[2]
Origin:	Murshidabad, West Bengal, India
Genre:	Hindustani classical music, Semi classical music, Devotional, Thumri
Occupation:	Vocalist
Years Active:	1950–2018

Arun Bhaduri (7 October 1943 – 17 December 2018) was a vocalist of Indian Classical music.

Bhaduri took talim at first from A. Daud Khan and Sagiruddin Khan. Later he joined ITC Sangeet Research Academy as a scholar and trained with Ishtiaq Hussain Khan of the Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana and Jnan Prakash Ghosh. In early life his musical companions were tabla player Nitya Gopal Saha, vocalist Amalendu Lahiri, musician Ramprasad Maitra etc.

Bhaduri received the Banga Bibhushan Samman in 2014.^[3]

Death

Arun Bhaduri was suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and died in the hospital in Kolkata on 17 December 2018, at the age of 75.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Artist of The Month Pandit Arun Bhaduri. itcsra.org.
2. Web site: Vocalist Pandit Arun Bhaduri passed away. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
3. Web site: Pandit Arun Bhaduri honoured with Banga Bibhusan Award by the Governor of West Bengal, MK Narayanan and West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Science city in Kolkata, West Bengal on May 20, 2014.. timescontent.com.
4. Web site: Renowned Vocalist Pandit Arun Bhaduri died at 75. ndtv.com.