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| Shatabarshiyan Jyotirindra Moitra
Edited by Samik Bandyopadhyay and Sibaditya Dasgupta | | Hb. 14 x 22 cm. x + 414 pp. 28 b/w Photographs. Rs. 500 ISBN 978-93-81703-30-4 | | Special Centenary Tribute. A collection of critical and memoiral essays on poet, lyricist and composer Jyotirindra Moitra (1911-77); two selections of his poems, compiled and introduced by Alokeranjan Dasgupta and Samik Bandyopadhyay; 20 plates of rare photographs; facsimiles from notebooks; the most exhaustive compilation of 127 letters by Jyotirindra Moitra written to some of the greatest minds of our time, with detailed editorial annotations on personalities, events, happenings and places, weaving together a fascinating socio-political and cultural history of the times. A genealogical table and a unusual chronology that interlaces events in the life of Moitra with texts on those events from his own reminiscences, or by his friends, peers and contemporaries will be a special treat for readers. | |
| The Sound of Sitar
Subroto Roy Chowdhury | | | Pb. 14 x 21.5 cm. vi + 105 pp. Rs. 120 $ 5 ISBN 978-93-81703-34-2 | In a freeflowing, lucid and critical overview, Subroto Roy Chowdhury, sitarist and musicologist, traces the evolution of the sitar • Ustad Ali Akbar Khan: The Jodhpur Years Malati Mathur (Author)Ramlal Mathur (Author) SynopsisThe renowned sarod maestro, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan began his career at the court of Maharaja Ummed Singh of Jodhpur, where Ramlal Mathur was associated with him as one of his earliest disciples, learning both vocal music and sitar from the Ustad in the guru-sishya parampara. His position in the Ustad's house was also that of an intimate friend and as such he was privy to certain personal and endearing moments in the Ustad's life during that time. Ramlalji was fortunate enough to meet the erstwhile greats of Hindustani classical music including the formidable Baba Allauddin Khan, the Ustad's father and guru and he offers fascinating glimpses of these characters straight out of a Music Who's Who. This book is an account of the faded period of royal patronage of the arts, accompanied by rare photographs and musical notations. Read more About the author Malati MathurDr. Malait Mathur is a senior lecturer in English and teaches British, American and New Literatures as well as English Language and Phonetics to undergraduates and postgraduates. She holds a Ph.D degree in Australian Literature and visited Australian for 3 weeks on the invitation of the 
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