World of music mourns Pt Debu Chaudhuri
Padma Bhushan awardee, Pandit Devabrata Chaudhuri, died of Covid-19 complications on Saturday. The 85-year-old sitar maestro was on a ventilator in a Delhi hospital late on Friday night, but couldn’t be revived. His son Prateek shared the news of his demise on Facebook.
Calling it a grave “personal loss”, Hindustani classical vocalist Pt Ajoy Chakraborty said, “Debu da was my elder brother, we were hoping for his recovery from the virus. His demise is a great loss to the art and music world.”
Expressing grief, renowned sitar player Shujaat Khan said, “He was a great artiste, a great musician, who has done a lot for other artistes as well. It is sad for us as a country, that we are at a point where people are facing a lack of access to resources. I am ashamed as an artiste, in front of the world, my juniors and my listeners.”