A Milky-Way Jaijaiwanti
This dazzling ‘Jaijaiwanti’ came to me as a surprise when I was searching for variations in the interpretation of the raga in different Gharanas. Pt. Tadapada Chakraborty (1909-1975) is considered as the master builder of ‘Kotali Gharana’, a blend of different Gharanas and ‘mainly influenced by Abdul Karim Khan of Kirana Gharana and Jnanendra Prasad Goswamy of Bishnupur Gharana’ ( Oxford, The Music of India, 1066-67). A bio-sketch given in the official website of Pt Tarapada Chakraborty says:
‘Tarapada was a maverick. His individual and ethereal style has etched a unique place for him in the realm of Hindustani Classical music. His adroit mastery of the dominant gharanas of his time drove him to an inimitable style of his own. This style bears the mark of the maestro’s masterly vision-- a vision committed to the interrelationship between man and nature. His emphasis was upon the textual authenticity, austerity, self-realization, depth penetration and sonographic design of the text structurally articulating his kriya siddhi, opus achievement. The Kotali Gharana was established on the strong bases of the inheritance of his family culture and his own achievements of musical progression in the realm of Hindustani Classical Music. In truth Sangeetacharya Tarapada Chakraborty is the prime architect of the Kotali Gharana’
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Image: Pt Tarapada Chakraborty with wife Prabhabati Devi
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