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Ustad Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan

Born in 1929 in the village of Jawra, Madhya Pradesh, Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan received his training in Hindustani music from his father Ustad Jaffer Khan of the Bande ali gharana of indore. He has been performing on the concert stage from an early age.
Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan has also researched in Sitar technique. In 1976 he established the halim Academy of Sitar in Bombay with a view to imparting systematic training to younger musicians. A broadcaster of long standing, he has a large number of gramophone records to his credit. He has also composed music for films including Goonj Uthi Shehnai and Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje. He received the Padma Shri in 1970, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1987, the Gaurav Puraskar of the Government of Maharashtra in 1990, and the Shikhar Samman of the Government of Madhya Pradesh in 1991.

My Guruji Pandit Hara Shankar Bhattacharya

My Guruji

Pandit Hara Shankar Bhattacharya.

Hara Sankar – the young sitarist born in the musical family of whose grandfather was Setari Lalmohan Bhatterjee to Berhampore in Murshidabad
district. He began to learn at the age of six under the guidance of his father Late Shri Ganga Shankar Bhatterjee at Burnpur. After few years when
he was just under the guidance of Bishnupur Gharana from Late Shri Murlidhar Thakur.
Still from his early stage he was placed in the top of list in order of merit in any competition such as All India Music competition organised by Prayag Sangeet Samity, Allahabad, Bharati Bhaban, Burnpur, Kulti, Adra, All India Music Competition organised by AIR, Calcutta etc.

In the year 1986 he went to Mumbai for his higher music education from the great eminent sitarist Padmashri Ustad Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan of Indore
Gharana, Beenkar Style. He was there under lock and key to know the special Bazz – named Jaffar Khani Bazz at his residence.

A brief introduction about my Guruji

Pandit Hara Shankar Bhattacharya