Khetramohan Goswami (1813-1893) was one of the first-generation musicians of Bishnupur, who trained under Ramshankar Bhattacharya (1761-1853), one of the "founders" of the Bishnupur gharana.
I have had the opportunity to be with him on stage with the Tanpura. He was not only my musical Guru, he was my idol.
Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan was born exactly 120 years ago in Kasur (now in Pakistan) on 2nd April 1902. His father Ali Baksh and
Sisirkana Dhar Choudhury was ahead of her times. She picked up the violin at an age when women were known largely to practice vocal music.
