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In 2004, Das got the archetypal prize, named “Dhaki Smarat,” astatine Kolkata successful each Bengal dhak playing competitions. (Express Photo)
Gokul Chandra Das, who ended sex bias successful Dhak bushed by grooming 400 women, has been named among this year’s Padma Shri awardees.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Das said, “I cannot explicit my happiness successful words. After proceeding that, the Indian authorities decided to not lone recognise maine but besides the creation signifier of Bengali dhak. I americium grateful to large tabla maestro Pandit Tanmay Bose, without whom I can’t scope specified a position. He is my guruji, and I americium dedicating this grant to him.”
On the different hand, aft proceeding connected this award, Pandit Tanmay Bose told The Indian Express, “I americium precise arrogant of him. Gokul is simply a deserving instrumentalist and the close campaigner for this award. The instrumentality which helium utilized to play single-handedly has taken to a satellite performance from Puja Mundop. My 1 of the astir lovable personalities is Gokul, and commune for his agleam future. After seeing his award, galore much younker volition travel to play Dhaka successful Bengal.”
Resident of Machhlandapur of North 24 Parganas district, Das started his Bengali Dhak playing acquisition from his father, Matilal Das, astatine the property of 5 years.
“My begetter was a renowned Dhak subordinate of West Bengal arsenic good arsenic East Bengal,” said Das.
In 2004, Das got the archetypal prize, named “Dhaki Smarat,” astatine Kolkata successful each Bengal dhak playing competitions.
“From that competition, Tanmay Bose picked maine up, and helium gave maine inspiration to play Dhak connected the classical level and besides gave maine indispensable practice. After that, I traveled from Britain to America and galore much countries and played Dhak with Pandit Ravi Shankar, Anushka Shankar, Ustad Zakir Hussain, and with galore much artists. I americium grateful to my guruji Tanmay Bose. Because of him, the full satellite recognised me,” said Das.
He besides said however helium started grooming women.
He said, “Once I went to a euphony instrumentality store successful New York to bargain a saxophone for my elder son. There I saw a woman playing each instruments to amusement customers. There I decided I should thatch women dhak, which is mostly known arsenic a male-dominated instrument.”
He further added, “I returned and started that teaching from my home. I started teaching dhak playing to my daughter, daughter-in-law, and different relatives. That I started successful 2010, and present I person much than 400 pistillate students, and they are good established.”
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