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Perhaps the comparisons... were inevitable. It was reportedly said that in her (Annapurna`s) music there was eighty per cent Baba Allauddin Khan, while Ali Akbar Khan had seventy per cent and Ravi Shankar had about forty per cent.` ?Ravi Shankar wondered, ?Why people do not accept that it is possible to love more than one woman at a time. He can do it. He has learnt from his own life that love is of different kinds love for one`s wife, love for a friend and love for the other woman. Each love is complementary to another. It is a search for fulfilment. It is a pity that Annapurna fails to appreciate this. She is an artist with a large heart, so why is she so guarded in matters of love. Baba Allauddin Khan`s daughter, Pandit Ravi Shankar`s first wife, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan`s sister, representative of Maihar-Senia Gharana Annapurna Devi has an illustrious lineage. And she is a star in her own right she is the only female surbahar player in the country. Yet Annapurna`s life is shrouded in mystery. Though she is a true guru to her shishyas, to others she is an eccentric recluse or simply too strongminded. This first authorised biography offers a glimpse into her life, not to reveal or to shock but to set the record straight her turbulent years with Ravi Shankar, the death of her only son, her single- minded pursuit of music and a life in seclusion. Drawing on interviews with Annapurna Devi and her family members, admirers, critics and students, Swapan Kumar Bondyopadhyay offers an absorbing portrait of a brilliant individual, who shuns public performances devoting her time instead to her music, her students and to keeping her father`s legacy alive.
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ISBN : 9789351941392
Pages : 190
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